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Graff, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°19′03″N 92°16′58″W / 37.31750°N 92.28278°W / 37.31750; -92.28278
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Graff is an unincorporated community in eastern Wright County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Route 38, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) east-northeast of Hartville.[2] The community consists of a veterinary clinic and a post office, plus less than a half dozen houses.

A post office called Graff has been in operation since 1899.[3] The community most likely was formerly called "Groff".[4] The Groff family were among the first settlers.[5]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graff, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Wright County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

37°19′03″N 92°16′58″W / 37.31750°N 92.28278°W / 37.31750; -92.28278