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]

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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.

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