Fay, Missouri Explained

Fay is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ozark County, in the Ozarks of south-central Missouri, United States. The community is located along Missouri Route J, approximately 2.5 miles south of U.S. Route 160. The Fay Cemetery lies just west of Route J and north of the Lick Creek - Sweeten Creek junction.[1]

History

A post office called Fay was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1915.[2] Besides the post office, the community had a school. The schoolhouse was named after the Fay family of settlers.[3]

References

36.5553°N -92.3436°W

Notes and References

  1. Udall. Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1986
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 27 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210106/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Ozark . 4 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071830/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ozark.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 27, 2016.

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