Day, Missouri

Day is an unincorporated community in Taney County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] Day is located in the northwest part of the county, just south of the Taney-Christian county line on Missouri Route 176 and approximately one mile west of U.S. Route 65.[2]

History

A post office called Day was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1957.[3] Captain Madison Day, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Day, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

36°48′47″N 93°14′38″W / 36.81306°N 93.24389°W / 36.81306; -93.24389


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