Roy, Missouri

Roy is an unincorporated community in southwestern Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Roy is located on Missouri Route 76, south of the Goodhope junction on Missouri Route T. The village site is at an elevation of 1,263 ft (385 m)[1] about 1.5 mile west of the Beaver Creek valley.[2]

History

A post office called Roy was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] Lafe Roy, an early postmaster and local merchant, gave the community his last name.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roy, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

36°53′25″N 92°48′14″W / 36.89028°N 92.80389°W / 36.89028; -92.80389


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