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Farewell, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°30′04″N 91°21′41″W / 36.50111°N 91.36139°W / 36.50111; -91.36139
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Farewell is an unincorporated community in southern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route V approximately eight miles east of Thayer. It is one-half mile north of the Missouri-Arkansas state line. The community of Jeff is 1.5 miles to the west on Route V and Myrtle is five miles to the east.[2]

History

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A post office called Farewell was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1927.[3] The name "Farewell" was assigned to the place by postal authorities.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farewell, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gasetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

36°30′04″N 91°21′41″W / 36.50111°N 91.36139°W / 36.50111; -91.36139