Roy, Missouri
Roy is an unincorporated community in southwestern Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Roy is located on Missouri Route 76, south of the Goodhope junction on Missouri Route T. The village site is at an elevation of 1,263 ft (385 m)[1] about 1.5 mile west of the Beaver Creek valley.[2]
History
A post office called Roy was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] Lafe Roy, an early postmaster and local merchant, gave the community his last name.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roy, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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