Roy, Missouri Explained

Roy is an unincorporated community in southwestern Douglas County, Missouri, United States. Roy is located on Missouri Route 76, south of the Goodhope junction on Missouri Route T. The village site is at an elevation of 1263feet about 1.5 mile west of the Beaver Creek valley.[1]

History

A post office called Roy was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1953.[2] Lafe Roy, an early postmaster and local merchant, gave the community his last name.[3]

References

36.8903°N -92.8039°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63,
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 28 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 28 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071714/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_douglas.html. 24 June 2016.

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