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Mumford, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Mumford is an unincorporated community in Greene County in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] It is at the junction of Jones Branch and Pierson Creek, about 1.3 miles east of the current U.S. 65 bypass of east Springfield. The old St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (currently the BNSF Railway) passes just southwest of it. The old Mt. Pisgah School was located just to the north.^[2]

History

A post office called Mumford was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1924.^[3] The community has the name of the original owner of the site.^[4]

Notable person

Leonard Dodson, a professional golfer, was born at Mumford.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mumford, Missouri
^ Ozark, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1945 (location from GNIS coordinates)
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ McNew, Monte (2006). Golf in the Ozarks. Arcadia Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7385-4033-7.