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.
  3. "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)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 October 2016.


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