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