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'''Finey''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Henry County, Missouri|Henry County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|748499}}</ref> |
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'''Finey''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in southeastern [[Henry County, Missouri|Henry County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|748499}}</ref> The community is on [[Missouri Route Z]] just over one mile from the Henry-[[Benton County, Missouri|Benton]] county line. The Osage arm of the [[Truman Reservoir]] and the Henry-[[St. Clair County, Missouri|St Clair]] county line is approximately one mile to the south. The Grand River arm of the reservoir is about two miles to the north of the community.<ref>''Ninnescah Park, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1991</ref> |
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==History== |
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A post office called Finey was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1911.<ref>{{cite web |
A post office called Finey was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1911.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Henry |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=5 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005135729/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Henry |archivedate=5 October 2016 }}</ref> An early settler named the community after his nephew, Finey West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_henry.html |title=Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=5 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071131/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_henry.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 12 November 2023
Finey is an unincorporated community in southeastern Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route Z just over one mile from the Henry-Benton county line. The Osage arm of the Truman Reservoir and the Henry-St Clair county line is approximately one mile to the south. The Grand River arm of the reservoir is about two miles to the north of the community.[2]
History
[edit]A post office called Finey was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1911.[3] An early settler named the community after his nephew, Finey West.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finey, Missouri
- ^ Ninnescah Park, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1991
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
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38°14′02″N 93°32′45″W / 38.23389°N 93.54583°W
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