Sandals, Missouri Explained

Sandals is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is at the intersection of Missouri routes D and BB. The Crooked River flows past about one mile west and Knoxville on Missouri Route 13 is approximately three miles to the east-southeast.^[1]

History

A post office called Sandals was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1902.^[2] The community was named after the proprietor of a nearby sawmill.^[3]

References

39.4606°N -94.0839°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 12 December 2016.
3. Web site: Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070717/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ray.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 12, 2016.