Folk, Missouri Explained

Folk
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Osage
Unit Pref:US
Population Density Sq Mi:auto

Folk is an unincorporated community in northwestern Osage County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately ten miles southeast of Jefferson City.

It is on county road 505 one-quarter mile west of Route 133 and approximately five miles west of Westphalia. The Osage River flows past one mile west of the site.[1]

A post office called Folk was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1964.[2] The community was named for former governor Joseph W. Folk.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.38,
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 26 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161127153035/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Osage . 27 November 2016 .
  3. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1917 . 337.