Quincy, Missouri Explained

Quincy is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hickory County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 83, north of U.S. Route 54. A post office and a few homes are located there.

Quincy was platted in 1848.[1] The community most likely was named after U.S. President John Quincy Adams.[2] A post office called Quincy has been in operation since 1850.[3]

The Quincy post office originally provided service in central Montgomery Township,[4] while a post office at Bledsoe provided for southernmost Montgomery Township.

Quincy Public Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 173.
  2. Web site: Hickory County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 6 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071342/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_hickory.html. 24 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 6 October 2016.
  4. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8527839:7163 Montgomery Township, Hickory County, MO. Page 9 of 36

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