Knobby is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri, United States. Knobby is located along Supplemental Route DD, 16.8 miles (27.0 km) east-southeast of Warsaw.[2]
A variant name of the community was Nobby.[1] A post office called Knobby was established in 1885, the name was changed to Nobby in 1907, and the post office closed in 1913.[3] The community takes its name from Knobby Creek.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knobby, Missouri
- ^ Benton County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ "Benton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
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