Elwood or Elwood Siding is an unincorporated community in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community lies along the railroad southwest of the Springfield airport. The headwaters of Clear Creek are just to the northeast.[2]

History

Variant names were "Campbells Station" and "Ellwood".[1] A post office called Elwood was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1940.[3] The community has the name of the local Ellwood family.[4] Mayor Aaron Larsen

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elwood
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°13′41″N 93°25′53″W / 37.22806°N 93.43139°W / 37.22806; -93.43139


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