Dewey, Missouri

Dewey is an extinct town in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

A post office called Dewey was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1906.^[2] The community has the name of George Dewey, an officer in the Spanish–American War.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dewey (historical)
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
↑ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Bolivar
Cities	Bolivar Fair Play Humansville Pleasant Hope
Villages	Aldrich Flemington Goodnight Halfway Morrisville
Townships	Campbell Cliquot East Looney East Madison Flemington Jackson Jefferson Johnson McKinley Mooney North Benton Northeast Marion North Green Northwest Marion South Benton Southeast Marion South Green Southwest Marion Union West Looney West Madison Wishart
Unincorporated communities	Adonis Brighton Burns Cliquot Dunnegan Eudora Goodson Graydon Springs Huckaby Huron Karlin Knox Mohawk Corner Polk Rimby Rock Prairie Rondo Schofield Sentinel Slagle Sunset Tin Town Van Violet West Bend Wishart
Ghost towns	Clifford Dewey Gresham Ingalls Orleans

Coordinates: 37°40′03″N 93°15′56″W / 37.66750°N 93.26556°W / 37.66750; -93.26556

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