Jadwin, Missouri
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Jadwin is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in southern Dent County
Dent County, Missouri
Dent County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 14,927. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 15,119. The largest city and county seat is Salem...
, Missouri
Missouri
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, United States
United States
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. It is located about eleven miles south of Salem
Salem, Missouri
-External links:* * Historic maps of Salem in the at the University of Missouri...
. The community was founded in 1879 and is named for J. A. Jadwin, who lived nearby.