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]