Gaynor, Missouri

City in Missouri, United States
40°29′16″N 94°42′29″W / 40.48778°N 94.70806°W / 40.48778; -94.70806[1]CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyWorthArea • Total0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) • Land0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation1,211 ft (369 m)Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total12 • Estimate 
(2019)
12 • Density922.68/sq mi (355.69/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
64486
Area code660FIPS code29-67358[3]GNIS feature ID740868[1]

Gaynor is an unincorporated community in Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A former variant name was "Gaynor City".[4] A post office called Gaynor City was established in 1879, the name was changed to Gaynor in 1895, and the post office closed in 1903.[5] The community has the name of Edward Gaynor, a local tradesman.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gaynor, Missouri
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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