Garner is an unincorporated community in northern Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route CC approximately one mile north of the junction of Missouri routes C and 11. The site is on a ridge between the east and west branches of Yellow Creek.[2]

History

A post office called Garner was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1903.[3] The community has the name of the local Garner family.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garner, Missouri
  2. ↑ Bucklin NW, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1950
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

39°57′57″N 92°58′36″W / 39.96583°N 92.97667°W / 39.96583; -92.97667


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