Brays, Missouri

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Brays is an unincorporated community in eastern Miller County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is adjacent to Missouri Route 42 on the east side of the Tavern Creek floodplain, approximately three miles northeast of Iberia. [2]

History

A post office called Brays was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1923. [3] The community has the name of Tom Bray, the proprietor of a local mill. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brays, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 46, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

38°07′13″N92°14′41″W / 38.12028°N 92.24472°W / 38.12028; -92.24472


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