Quincy, Missouri

Quincy is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hickory County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 83 north of U.S. Route 54. A post office and a few homes are located there. The community was platted in 1848.^[1] Ramsay says it was probably named for U.S. President John Quincy Adams (1767–1848).

References

↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 173.

Municipalities and communities of Hickory County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Hermitage

Cities	Cross Timbers Hermitage Weaubleau Wheatland

Village	Preston

Unincorporated communities	Avery‡ Pittsburg Quincy

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

Coordinates: 38°00′30″N 93°28′21″W / 38.00833°N 93.47250°W / 38.00833; -93.47250

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