Moody is an unincorporated community in southwestern Howell County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located 16 miles south of West Plains, just north of Route 142 on Route E. Bennetts River flows past the west side of the community. The Missouri-Arkansas state line is approximately 1.5 miles to the south.[2]

A post office called Moody has been in operation since 1880.[3] The community has the name of a pioneer citizen who also gave his name to Moody Creek, a small stream just north of the town site.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moody, Missouri
  2. ^ West Plains SW, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadeangle, USGS, 1983
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moody Creek


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