Greer 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 Oregon County, in the

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. Greer lies on

Missouri Route 19 Route 19 is a long state highway in Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 61 in New London and its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 63 on the north side of Thayer. Route 19 is one of Missouri's original 1922 highways, though ...

between

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to the south-southwest and Winona to the north.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, 1998, Delorme p.65 Route 19 crosses the

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at Greer Crossing, approximately three miles northeast of the village. Greer Spring lies just to the north of the community.

History

A post office called Greer was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1941. The community has the name of Samuel Greer,

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veteran and pioneer citizen.

References

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