Sweden, Missouri

Sweden is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Sweden was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1956.^[2] The community's name was supposed to honor a resident with the surname Sweten (a recording error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweden, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Ava

City	Ava

Townships	Benton Boone Brown Brush Creek Bryan Buchanan Campbell Cass Champion Clay Clinton Findley Jackson Lincoln McKinley McMurtrey Miller Richland Spencer Spring Creek Walls Washington Wood

Unincorporated communities	Arden Arno Basher Bertha Brushyknob Buckhart Champion Cheney Cross Roads Denlow Depew Dogwood Drury Fielden Filer Gentryville Girdner Goodhope Granada Hebron Merritt Prior Red Bank Richville Rome Roosevelt Roy Smallett Squires Sweden Tigris Topaz Vanzant Vera Cruz Witty

Ghost towns	Ann Bryant Larissa Omba Rippee Silverton Tedrick

Coordinates: 36°52′39″N 92°30′04″W / 36.87750°N 92.50111°W / 36.87750; -92.50111

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