Colony, Missouri
Colony is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is situated on in Colony Township, at the K&V junction.[2]
History[]
Colony was originally called Kentucky Colony, and under the latter name settlement was made in the early 1840s by some of the first settlers in the county, a group of four or five pioneer families from Kentucky, about two miles northeast of the present site of Colony.[3] A post office called Colony was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1907.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colony, Missouri
- ^ Paul Moser, Arthur. "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Knox County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library.
- ^ "Knox County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Post Offices". . Retrieved 23 October 2016.
Coordinates: 40°15′14″N 91°59′27″W / 40.2539287°N 91.9907307°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Missouri
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Northeast Missouri geography stubs