Grassy is an
unincorporated community
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in
Filmore Township in western
Bollinger County,
Missouri
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, United States.
Geography
It is eight miles west of
Marble Hill on
Route 34
The following highways are numbered 34: for a list of roads numbered N34 : see list of N34 roads.
International
* AH34, Asian Highway 34
* European route E34
Australia
* Cox Peninsula Road (Northern Territory)
* (Sydney)
* Maroondah Highway (Vi ...
.
Grassy is part of the
Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540. The city is one of two principal citi ...
–
Jackson
Jackson may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
Places
Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Qu ...
, MO-
IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
Located just outside Grassy are three campgrounds along the
Castor River Castor River may refer to:
*Castor River (Ontario), Canada
* Rivière au Castor, Quebec, Canada
*Castor River (Missouri)
The Castor River is divided into the Upper Castor River and the Lower Castor River by the Headwater Diversion Channel.
The U ...
:
Arrowhead Campgrounds, Castor River Park, and Twin Bridges Park.
History
Grassy was named for the nearby
Grassy Creek on which the community is located. The name of the creek derives from the lush sage grass that grows along the banks and in the bed of the stream.
[State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html ]
References
Unincorporated communities in Bollinger County, Missouri
Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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