Jolly is an unincorporated community in eastern Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] A variant name was "Jollification". [2] The community is on Capps Creek approximately eight miles west-southwest of Monett in adjacent Barry County and five miles southwest of Pierce City in southwest Lawrence County. [3]
A post office called Jolly was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1903. [4] Jolly was named after the proprietor of a nearby watermill. [5] Jolly Mill, built on Capps Creek in 1848, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [6]
The historic mill community is the centerpiece of the privately funded "Jolly Milly Park", open to the public. [6]