New Garden, Missouri

New Garden is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1]

History

A post office called New Garden was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1883.[2] The community most likely took its name from a nearby church of the same name.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Garden, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.



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