Folk, Missouri

Folk is an unincorporated community in northwestern Osage County, Missouri, USA.^[1] It is located about ten miles southeast of Jefferson City just off Route 133.

A post office called Folk was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1964.^[2] The community was named for former governor Joseph W. Folk.^[3]

History

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Folk
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 337.

Coordinates: 38°25′17″N 92°05′53″W / 38.42139°N 92.09806°W / 38.42139; -92.09806

Municipalities and communities of Osage County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Linn

Cities	Belle‡ Bland‡ Chamois Linn Meta Westphalia

Villages	Argyle‡ Freeburg

Townships	Benton Crawford Jackson Jefferson Linn Washington

Unincorporated communities	Aud Babbtown Bonnots Mill Byron Cooper Hill Crook Deer Folk Frankenstein Freedom Hope Judge Koeltztown Koenig Loose Creek Luystown Mint Hill Potts Rich Fountain Saint Aubert

Ghost towns	Castle Rock Dingley Feuersville Gascondy Lisletown Ryors

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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