Jolly, Missouri

Jolly is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] A variant name was "Jollification".[2]

History

A post office called Jolly was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1903.[3] It is the site of Jolly Mill which was built on Capps Creek in 1848 by Thomas Isbel.[4] The mill was named for the local Jolly family.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jolly, Missouri
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jollification
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. Water Mills of the Missouri Ozarks -1990 Page 106 "field to Newtonia, then northwest to Baxter Springs, Kansas, and Indian Territory, the mill became the heart of the village of Jollification (see map, p. 41). Travelers en route west often stopped there to replenish their supplies from its general
  5. "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.

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