Folk, Missouri

Folk is an unincorporated community in northwestern Osage County, Missouri, USA. It is located about ten miles southeast of Jefferson City just off Route 133. It was named for former governor Joseph W. Folk.^[1] Its post office has closed and mail now comes from nearby Westphalia.

History

↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 337.

Coordinates: 38°25′17″N 92°05′53″W / 38.42139°N 92.09806°W / 38.42139; -92.09806

Municipalities and communities of Osage County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Linn

Cities	Belle‡ Bland‡ Chamois Linn Meta Westphalia

Villages	Argyle‡ Freeburg

Townships	Benton Crawford Jackson Jefferson Linn Washington

Unincorporated communities	Bonnots Mill Folk Frankenstein Koeltztown Koenig Loose Creek Rich Fountain

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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