Regal is an unincorporated community in northeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is at the intersection of Missouri routes A and W approximately fifteen miles northeast of Richmond. Wakenda Creek flows past one mile to the southwest of the community.[2]
History
editA post office called Regal was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community was named Regal on account of the name's brevity.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Regal, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 28 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
39°28′03″N 93°48′53″W / 39.46750°N 93.81472°W