May, Missouri

May is an unincorporated community in northwest McDonald County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on the banks of Buffalo Creek, approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of the McDonald-Newton county line.[2]

History

A post office called May was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] Some say the community has the name of May Maynard, the daughter of a local physician, while others believe the place name is derived directly from the doctor's last name.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: May, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ a b "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "McDonald County history told at meeting at May". The Neosho Daily News. February 21, 1973. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

36°45′04″N 94°31′20″W / 36.75111°N 94.52222°W / 36.75111; -94.52222


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