Quincy is a small

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in northwestern Hickory County,

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, United States. It is located on Route 83, north of

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. A post office and a few homes are located there and was a Relay Station on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route. Map created from US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Original Surveys 1835 & 1845 Quincy was

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ted in 1848. The community most likely was named after U.S. President

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. A post office called Quincy has been in operation since 1850. The Quincy post office originally provided service in central Montgomery Township,Montgomery Township, Hickory County, MO. Page 9 of 36
1870 U.S. Federal Census. Accessed 16 January 2024. while a post office at Bledsoe provided for southernmost Montgomery Township. Quincy Public Hall was listed on the

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in 1995.

Notable person

* Elijah S. Grammer, US Senator from Washington state

References

Unincorporated communities in Hickory County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{HickoryCountyMO-geo-stub Butterfield Overland Mail Route 1858-1861 Period on a Campbell's 1873 Map by Gregory Wadley US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Original Surveys 1835 & 1845