Garwood is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in southern
Reynolds County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The community is on
Missouri Route 34
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and approximately eight miles northeast of
Van Buren in adjacent
Carter County.
History
A post office called Garwood was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1954. The community most likely was named after a businessperson in the local logging industry. The building that served as a one-room schoolhouse still stands and is known as the Garwood Community Center. The old post office became a general store and gas station, owned by various proprietors throughout late 20th century, and eventually became a restaurant. It burned to the ground in 1999.
References
Unincorporated communities in Reynolds County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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