New Garden, Missouri

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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]

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.

Coordinates: 39°19′23″N 94°09′58″W / 39.32306°N 94.16611°W / 39.32306; -94.16611


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