Moody, Missouri

Moody is an unincorporated community in southwestern Howell County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located sixteen miles south of West Plains, just north of Route 142 on Route E. Bennetts River flows past the west side of the community. The Missouri-Arkansas state line is approximately 1.5 miles to the south.[2]

A post office called Moody has been in operation since 1880.[3] The community has the name of a pioneer citizen who also gave his name to Moody Creek, a small stream just north of the town site.[4][5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moody, Missouri
  2. West Plains SW, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadeangle, USGS, 1983
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moody Creek


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