Colony is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is situated on in Colony Township, at the K&V junction.[2]

History

Colony was originally called Kentucky Colony, and under the latter name settlement was made in the early 1840s by some of the first settlers in the county, a group of four or five pioneer families from Kentucky, about two miles northeast of the present site of Colony.[3] A post office called Colony was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1907.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colony, Missouri
  2. ↑ Paul Moser, Arthur. "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Knox County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Knox County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.

40°15′14″N 91°59′27″W / 40.2539287°N 91.9907307°W / 40.2539287; -91.9907307


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