Graniteville, Missouri

Graniteville is an unincorporated community in northeast Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 21 approximately three-quarters of a mile east of Elephant Rocks State Park. Pilot Knob is about three miles to the southeast.[2]

Graniteville, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Graniteville
Graniteville
Coordinates: 37°39′01″N 90°40′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation
[1]
1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)573
GNIS feature ID718694[1]

History

A post office called Graniteville was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1913.[3] The community was named for granite quarrying near the original town site.[4]

Notable person

Tim McCabe, a Major League Baseball pitcher, was born at Graniteville in 1894.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graniteville, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazeteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 56 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Tim McCabe". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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