Day is an unincorporated community in Taney County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. Day is located in the northwest part of the county, just south of the Taney-Christian county line on Missouri Route 176 and approximately one mile west of U.S. Route 65.
History
A post office called Day was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1957. Captain Madison Day, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Day, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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| County seat: Forsyth | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
36°48′47″N 93°14′38″W / 36.81306°N 93.24389°W / 36.81306; -93.24389
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