Dockery, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Dockery is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri[1] and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The community is on Missouri Route 13 approximately five miles north-northeast of Richmond. Crooked River flows past the south side of the community.[2]
History
A post office called Dockery was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community has the name of Alexander Monroe Dockery, a state legislator and afterward 30th Governor of Missouri.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dockery, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "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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Municipalities and communities of Ray County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Richmond
- Camden
- Crystal Lakes
- Excelsior Springs‡
- Fleming
- Hardin
- Henrietta
- Lawson‡
- Orrick
- Richmond
- Wood Heights
- Elmira
- Excelsior Estates‡
- Homestead
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°21′40″N 93°59′19″W / 39.36111°N 93.98861°W / 39.36111; -93.98861
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