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Regal, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°28′03″N 93°48′53″W / 39.46750°N 93.81472°W / 39.46750; -93.81472
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Regal is an unincorporated community in northeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is at the intersection of Missouri routes A and W approximately fifteen miles northeast of Richmond. Wakenda Creek flows past one mile to the southwest of the community.[2]

History

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A post office called Regal was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community was named Regal on account of the name's brevity.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Regal, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 28 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

39°28′03″N 93°48′53″W / 39.46750°N 93.81472°W / 39.46750; -93.81472