Jolly is an unincorporated community in eastern Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] A variant name was "Jollification".[2] The community is on Capps Creek approximately eight miles west-southwest of Monett in adjacent Barry County and five miles southwest of Pierce City in southwest Lawrence County.[3]

History

A post office called Jolly was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1903.[4] Jolly was named after the proprietor of a nearby watermill.[5] Jolly Mill, built on Capps Creek in 1848, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

The historic mill community is the centerpiece of the privately funded "Jolly Milly Park", open to the public.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jolly, Missouri
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jollification
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 60-61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  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.
  6. ^ a b "Jolly Mill Park". MO Department of Economic Development. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

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