Paw Paw, Missouri facts for kids

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Paw Paw is an extinct town in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

The name was sometimes spelled "Pawpaw". A post office called Pawpaw was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1905. The community most likely was so named because of the paw paw thickets near the original town site.

Municipalities and communities of Sullivan County, Missouri, United States
Cities
Villages
Townships
  • Bowman
  • Buchanan
  • Clay
  • Duncan
  • Jackson
  • Liberty
  • Morris
  • Penn
  • Pleasant Hill
  • Polk
  • Taylor
  • Union
CDP
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost town
  • Paw Paw
Footnotes

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

Coordinates: 40°05′28″N 93°05′16″W / 40.09111°N 93.08778°W / 40.09111; -93.08778


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