Georgeville, Missouri

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Georgeville 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.[ citation needed ]

The community is two miles south of the Ray-Caldwell county line and four miles south of Cowgill. Richmond is 14.5 miles to the south-southeast. [2]

History

A post office called Georgeville was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1904. [3] The community was named after an early citizen. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgeville, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

39°29′46″N93°54′30″W / 39.49611°N 93.90833°W / 39.49611; -93.90833

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