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Sweden, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Sweden is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.^[1] Sweden lies in the south-central part of the county. The former Sweden store is located on Missouri Route 14, one-half mile east of the intersection of Route 14 and State Route P. Sweden community church and cemetery lie one-quarter mile north of the former store location on a county road.^[2]

History

A post office called Sweden was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1956.^[3] The community's name was supposed to honor a resident with the surname Sweten (a recording error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweden, Missouri
^ Sweden, Missouri 7.5 minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)