Garland (also known as Harvey) is an
unincorporated community in
Henry County, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri. The community is on an abandoned railroad line in an old coal mining area, approximately six miles northwest of
Clinton
Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...
, just east of
Missouri Route O
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additi ...
.
History
Garland was
platted ca. 1890 when the railroad was extended to that point.
A post office called Garland was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1927.
The community was named after Garland Covington, the son of the original owner of the town site.
References
Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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