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==History==
==History==
A variant name was "Sands".<ref name=GNIS /> A post office called Sands was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1908.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Mississippi | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref> Besides the post office, the community contained the Dogwood School.<ref>{{GNIS|747737|name=Dogwood School (historical)}}</ref> The community derives its present name from a grove of [[Cornus|dogwood]] trees which stood near the schoolhouse.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mississippi.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071928/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mississippi.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | deadurl = no | title=Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 6, 2016}}</ref>
A variant name was "Sands".<ref name=GNIS /> A post office called Sands was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1908.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Mississippi |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=6 November 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155811/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Mississippi |archivedate=7 November 2016 |df= }}</ref> Besides the post office, the community contained the Dogwood School.<ref>{{GNIS|747737|name=Dogwood School (historical)}}</ref> The community derives its present name from a grove of [[Cornus|dogwood]] trees which stood near the schoolhouse.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mississippi.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071928/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mississippi.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | deadurl = no | title=Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 6, 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:30, 14 December 2016

Dogwood is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A variant name was "Sands".[1] A post office called Sands was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1908.[2] Besides the post office, the community contained the Dogwood School.[3] The community derives its present name from a grove of dogwood trees which stood near the schoolhouse.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dogwood
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dogwood School (historical)
  4. ^ "Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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