Knoxville, Missouri

Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Knoxville Township, Ray County, Missouri, in the United States.

History

Knoxville was founded in the 1830s. It was named from Knoxville Township, in which it is contained.^[1]

↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 345.

Municipalities and communities of Ray County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Richmond

Cities	Camden Crystal Lakes Excelsior Springs‡ Fleming Hardin Henrietta Lawson‡ Orrick Richmond Wood Heights

Villages	Elmira Excelsior Estates‡ Homestead

Townships	Camden Crooked River Fishing River Grape Grove Knoxville Orrick Polk Richmond

CDP	Rayville

Other unincorporated communities	Albany Dockery Elkhorn Floyd Georgeville Knoxville Stet

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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