Owsley is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in eastern
Johnson County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
.
History
Owsley was originally called Eldorado, and under the latter name was laid out in 1886.
A post office called Owsley was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1906.
The present name is after Moses Owsley, an early settler.
References
Unincorporated communities in Johnson County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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