Foil, Missouri

Foil is an unincorporated community in northern Ozark County.[1] It is about sixteen miles south of Ava on a county road.

A post office called Foil was in operation between 1909 and 1969.[2] It is unknown why the name "Foil" was applied to this community.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foil
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

Coordinates: 36°45′22″N 92°38′08″W / 36.75611°N 92.63556°W / 36.75611; -92.63556


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