Knoxville, Missouri
Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1]
History
Knoxville was founded in the 1830s.[2] A large share of the early settlers being natives of Tennessee caused the name of Knoxville, after Knoxville, Tennessee, to be selected.[3] A post office called Knoxville was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1904.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knoxville, Missouri
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 345.
- ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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39°26′46″N 94°01′01″W / 39.44611°N 94.01694°W
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