Fay, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Fay is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ozark County, in the Ozarks of south-central Missouri, United States.^[1] The community is located along Missouri Route J, approximately 2.5 miles south of U.S. Route 160. The Fay Cemetery lies just west of Route J and north of the Lick Creek - Sweeten Creek junction.^[2]

History

A post office called Fay was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1915.^[3] Besides the post office, the community had a school.^[4] The schoolhouse was named after the Fay family of settlers.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fay, Missouri
^ Udall. Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1986
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fay School (historical)
^ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.