Gentryville, Douglas County, Missouri

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Gentryville, Missouri
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Church and cemetery on Route 95 at Gentryville
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Gentryville, Missouri
Location of Gentryville, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°51′49″N92°21′38″W / 36.86361°N 92.36056°W / 36.86361; -92.36056 [1]
CountryU. S. A.
State Missouri
County Douglas County
Elevation
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339 m (1,112 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID718391 [2]

Gentryville is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. [2] It is located approximately twenty-one miles southeast of Ava and twenty-two miles south of Mountain Grove at the intersection of Route 14 and Route 95. [1] It consists of a small general store, an automotive repair shop, and a few churches. Gentryville cemetery and church are located about one-quarter mile north on Route 95. [1]

Old Gentryville store at the Route 14 - Route 95 intersection Gentryville store.jpg
Old Gentryville store at the Route 14 - Route 95 intersection

Gentryville is located on a narrow ridge at 1,112 feet (339 m) elevation between Fox and Brush creeks, both tributaries to Bryant Creek, which is a major tributary to the North Fork River. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gentryville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gentryville, Douglas County, Missouri
  3. Ava, Missouri, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985