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New Grove, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°14′41″N 92°39′49″W / 37.24472°N 92.66361°W / 37.24472; -92.66361
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New Grove is an extinct town in western Wright County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

The community is located on the north bank of the Woods Fork of the Gasconade River along Missouri Route F, approximately 2.5 miles south of Missouri Route 38.[2]

A post office called New Grove was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1915.[3] The community once had New Grove Schoolhouse, now defunct.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Grove
  2. ^ Mansfield NW, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Grove School (historical)
  5. ^ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

37°14′41″N 92°39′49″W / 37.24472°N 92.66361°W / 37.24472; -92.66361