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Roy, Missouri

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Coordinates: 36°53′25″N 92°48′14″W / 36.89028°N 92.80389°W / 36.89028; -92.80389
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Roy is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roy, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

36°53′25″N 92°48′14″W / 36.89028°N 92.80389°W / 36.89028; -92.80389

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