Dockery, Missouri

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Dockery is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1]

History[]

A post office called Dockery was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] The community has the name of Alexander Monroe Dockery, a state legislator and afterward 30th Governor of Missouri.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dockery, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

Coordinates: 39°21′40″N 93°59′19″W / 39.36111°N 93.98861°W / 39.36111; -93.98861


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