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Brays, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°07′13″N 92°14′41″W / 38.12028°N 92.24472°W / 38.12028; -92.24472
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Brays is an unincorporated community in eastern Miller County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is adjacent to Missouri Route 42 on the east side of the Tavern Creek floodplain, approximately three miles northeast of Iberia.[2]

History

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A post office called Brays was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1923.[3] The community has the name of Tom Bray, the proprietor of a local mill.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brays, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 46, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

38°07′13″N 92°14′41″W / 38.12028°N 92.24472°W / 38.12028; -92.24472