Carlow, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Carlow is an unincorporated community in southeast Daviess County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

The community is located on Missouri Route V 3.5 miles northwest of Lock Springs and seven miles southeast of Gallatin. Muddy Creek flows past the east side of the community to join the Grand River one-half mile to the south.^[2]

History

A variant name was Jackson Station.^[1] A post office called Jackson's Station was established in 1871, the name was changed to Carlow in 1882, and the post office closed in 1927.^[3] The present name is after Joseph H. Carlow, the proprietor of a.local sawmill.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carlow
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.21 ISBN 0899332242
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
^ "Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)