Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Poynor is an
unincorporated community in southern
Ripley County ,
Missouri , United States.
[1] It is located on
Route 21 , approximately seven miles southwest of
Doniphan . It lies about 1.5 miles north of the Missouri-
Arkansas border.
[2]
History
A post office called Poynor was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1992.
[3] The community has the name of Marion C. Poynor, a local merchant.
[4]
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poynor, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66,
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016 .
^
"Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri.
Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016 .
36°31′13″N 90°54′25″W / 36.52028°N 90.90694°W / 36.52028; -90.90694