Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
May is an unincorporated community in northwest McDonald County , in the U.S. state of Missouri .[ 1] The community is on the banks of Buffalo Creek , approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of the McDonald-Newton county line.[ 2]
History
A post office called May was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1907.[ 3] Some say the community has the name of May Maynard, the daughter of a local physician, while others believe the place name is derived directly from the doctor's last name.[ 3] [ 4]
References
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: May, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ a b "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
^ "McDonald County history told at meeting at May" . The Neosho Daily News . February 21, 1973. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
36°45′04″N 94°31′20″W / 36.75111°N 94.52222°W / 36.75111; -94.52222