Swedeborg is an

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in northwestern Pulaski County,

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, United States. It is located approximately five miles northeast of Richland on Route 133.

History

Swedeborg was

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ted in 1878, and named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were Swedish. A post office called Swedeborg has been in operation since 1881.

Education

Swedeborg is best known in Pulaski County for being the home of the Swedeborg R-III School District,
which is the county's last remaining K-8 district. Along with Laquey, Missouri, Laquey, it is one of only two unincorporated communities in Pulaski County to retain its own school district.

Transportation

Major north-south routes near Swedeborg include: * Route 133 runs north from

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, exit 145, approximately two miles east of Hazelgreen to Richland, Swedeborg, Crocker, and about two miles west of Dixon, then north out of the county. * Route 17 crosses Interstate 44 at exit 153 at Buckhorn, runs east through Waynesville, turns north to Crocker, and then runs north out of the county to

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. * Missouri Highway T runs north from Highway 17 at Waynesville to Swedeborg, where it meets and ends at Highway 133, about halfway between Richland and Crocker.

Notes

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Pulaski County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri