Quincy, Missouri

Quincy is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hickory County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Route 83 north of U.S. Route 54. A post office and a few homes are located there.

Quincy was platted in 1848.[2] The community most likely has the name of U.S. President John Quincy Adams.[3] A post office called Quincy has been in operation since 1850.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy, Missouri
  2. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 173.
  3. "Hickory County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

Coordinates: 38°00′30″N 93°28′21″W / 38.00833°N 93.47250°W / 38.00833; -93.47250


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