Jolly is an unincorporated community in eastern Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. A variant name was "Jollification". The community is on Capps Creek approximately eight miles west-southwest of Monett in adjacent Barry County and five miles southwest of Pierce City in southwest Lawrence County.[1]
A post office called Jolly was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] Jolly was named after the proprietor of a nearby watermill.[3] Jolly Mill, built on Capps Creek in 1848, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
The historic mill community is the centerpiece of the privately funded "Jolly Milly Park", open to the public.