Tinney Grove, Missouri Explained

Tinney Grove is an unincorporated community in northeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

The community is on Missouri Route A approximately five miles south of Braymer in adjacent Caldwell County. It is approximately seventeen miles northeast of Richmond.^[1]

History

The first settlement at Tinney Grove was made in 1840 by Nathan Tinney, for whom the community was named.^[2] A post office called Tinneys Grove was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1904.^[3]

References

39.5042°N -93.8044°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28
2. 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.
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 12 December 2016.