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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colony, Missouri
  2. Paul Moser, Arthur. "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Knox County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008.
  3. "Knox County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.

40.2539287°N 91.9907307°W / 40.2539287; -91.9907307


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