Guiteau, Missouri

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

The community had its start as a country store named after presidential assassin Charles J. Guiteau, which was intended to rival nearby Garfield, Missouri.[2] Besides the store, the community had a church,[3] and a schoolhouse.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guiteau, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guiteau Church
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guiteau School (historical)

Coordinates: 36°32′49″N 91°18′47″W / 36.54694°N 91.31306°W / 36.54694; -91.31306


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