Bly is an extinct town in southwest Howell County, in the

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of southern

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. The location is on

Bennetts Bayou Bennetts Bayou is a stream in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Missouri. The stream source is in Howell County, Missouri, just south of US Route 160 west of Hocomo. The stream flows southwest into Ozark County, Missouri, and under Missouri Route 14 ...

, approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Caulfield. Bly was named after the horse of an early settler. A post office called Bly was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1923. In the 1920s, the community was ruined by fire.

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Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in Howell County, Missouri {{HowellCountyMO-geo-stub