Jolly, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
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Jolly is an unincorporated community in eastern Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] A variant name was "Jollification".[2] The community is on Capps Creek approximately eight miles west-southwest of Monett in adjacent Barry County and five miles southwest of Pierce City in southwest Lawrence County.[3]
History
A post office called Jolly was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1903.[4] Jolly was named after the proprietor of a nearby watermill.[5] Jolly Mill, built on Capps Creek in 1848, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
The historic mill community is the centerpiece of the privately funded "Jolly Mill Park", open to the public.[6]
