McGuire, Arkansas

McGuire is an extinct town in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas.[1]

History

A variant name was "Maguires Store".[1] A post office called Maguires Store in operation from 1853 until 1888.[2] The community had the name of George W. Maguire, an early postmaster.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McGuire (historical)
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 321.


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