From time to time, we run across articles of historical interest in Adair County newspapers.

This page is from the centennial edition of the Adair County Free Press, August 30, 1956.
It gives interesting facts about Greenfield and its history.

Greenfield Centennial

The following history of Washington township and the Avondale community,
published in the Adair County Free Press, Thursday, January 25, 1940, was compiled by
Mrs. Laura Smith, who obtained much of the information from pioneers of that community.

Avondale History

The following article was first printed in the Adair County Reporter.
This article was reprinted in the Stuart Locomotive, April 4, 1872.

Greenfield History

The following article was printed in the Stuart Locomotive, May 2, 1872.

Stuart History

The following article was first printed in the Adair County Reporter.
This article was reprinted in the Stuart Locomotive, June 11, 1872.

Fontanelle History