Granada is an unincorporated community in northwest Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community was located on the west bank of Honey Creek (tributary to Beaver Creek), approximately 1.5 miles north of Missouri Route 14 on county road 14-531.[2][3]
History
A post office called Granada was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1922.[4] The community's name is a transfer from Granada, in Spain.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Granada, Missouri
- ^ Cedar Gap Missouri 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1951
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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