Rocky Comfort is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in northeastern McDonald County,

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, United States, on Route 76. It is part of the Fayetteville– Springdale–

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, AR-MO

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. A post office called Rocky Comfort has been in operation since 1876. Some say the community was named for the rocky terrain in an idyllic setting, while others believe the name is a transfer from

Rocky Comfort, Arkansas Rocky Comfort is an unincorporated community in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located on Arkansas Highway 108 just southwest of Foreman __NOTOC__ A foreman, forewoman or foreperson is a supervisor, often in a man ...

. The community is mentioned in Dennis Murphy's poem of 1941, ''The Doomed Race,'' and is both title and setting for Wayne Holmes' 2009 memoir, ''Rocky Comfort.'' From 1902 to 1908, when it moved to nearby Fairview, the Horner Institute, a private school offering courses from the eighth grade through high school, was located in Rocky Comfort.

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Travis Phelps Travis Howard Phelps (born July 25, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from - for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Milwaukee Brewers. Playing career Born in Rocky Comfort, Missouri, Phelps was drafted ...

, former Major League Baseball pitcher who was born in Rocky Comfort

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McDonald County Northwest Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{McDonaldCountyMO-geo-stub