Rocky Comfort, Missouri
Census-designated place in Missouri, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rocky Comfort[3] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McDonald County, Missouri, United States, on Missouri Route 76. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 176.[2]
Rocky Comfort, Missouri | |
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Coordinates: 36°44′47″N 94°05′26″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | McDonald |
Area | |
• Total | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) |
• Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 176 |
• Density | 317.69/sq mi (122.70/km2) |
ZIP Code | 64861 |
FIPS code | 29-62822 |
GNIS feature ID | 725507[3] |
A post office called Rocky Comfort has been in operation since 1876.[4] 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.[5] The community is mentioned in Dennis Murphy's poem of 1941, The Doomed Race,[6] and is both title and setting for Wayne Holmes' 2009 memoir, Rocky Comfort.[7] 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.