Tinney Grove, Missouri

Tinney Grove is an unincorporated community in northeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

The community is on Missouri Route A approximately five miles south of Braymer in adjacent Caldwell County. It is approximately seventeen miles northeast of Richmond.[2]

History

The first settlement at Tinney Grove was made in 1840 by Nathan Tinney, for whom the community was named.[3] A post office called Tinneys Grove was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1904.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinney Grove, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28 ISBN 0899332242
  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.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

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