Dockery, Missouri

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. McDonald Branch joins the Crooked River a mile southwest before flowing 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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dockery, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

39°21′40″N 93°59′19″W / 39.36111°N 93.98861°W / 39.36111; -93.98861

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