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

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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

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carlow
2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.21 ISBN 0899332242
3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
4. ^ "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)

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Municipalities and communities of Daviess County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Gallatin

Cities|

* Coffey
* Gallatin
* Gilman City‡
* Jamesport
* Pattonsburg

Map of Missouri highlighting Daviess County

Villages|

* Altamont
* Jameson
* Lock Springs
* Winston

Townships|

* Benton
* Colfax
* Grand River
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jamesport
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Lincoln
* Marion
* Monroe
* Salem
* Sheridan
* Union
* Washington

CDP|

* Lake Viking

Unincorporated
communities|

* Alta Vista‡
* Bancroft
* Carlow
* Civil Bend
* Mabel
* Old Pattonsburg

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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