Sarvis Point 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 southeastern
Webster 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 ...
. The community was located on the north bank of
Finley Creek
Finley Creek is a stream in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, The headwaters of the Finley are in Webster County southeast of Seymour. The stream flows west-southwest into ...
along County Road 321.
History
A post office called Sarvis Point was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1909. The community was named for the abundance of
sarvisberries near the original town site.
References
Unincorporated communities in Webster County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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