Foil, Missouri

Foil is an unincorporated community in northern Ozark County.[1] It is about sixteen miles south of Ava on a county road.

A post office called Foil was in operation between 1909 and 1969.[2] It is unknown why the name "Foil" was applied to this community.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foil
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

Coordinates: 36°45′22″N 92°38′08″W / 36.75611°N 92.63556°W / 36.75611; -92.63556


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