Tinney Grove, Missouri
Tinney Grove is an unincorporated community in northeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[citation needed]
The community is on Missouri Route A approximately five miles south of Braymer in adjacent Caldwell County. It is approximately seventeen miles northeast of Richmond.[2]
History
The first settlement at Tinney Grove was made in 1840 by Nathan Tinney, for whom the community was named.[3] A post office called Tinneys Grove was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1904.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinney Grove, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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