Garrett is an extinct town in eastern Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community and Garrett Cemetery are on Missouri Route K, one-half mile west of the Callaway-Montgomery county line. The community of Readsville is approximately 3.5 miles to the west and Americus is about 4.5 miles to the east on route K.
A post office called Garrett was established in 1898, and closed in 1905. The community had the name of the Garrett family, proprietors of a local mill.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrett (historical)
- Montgomery City, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1940 (1968 rev.)
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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