Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Rimby is an unincorporated community in northeastern Polk County , in the U.S. state of Missouri .[1] The community is on Missouri Route 64 , between Louisburg , approximately five miles to the east and Mohawk Corner , about three miles to the west.[2]
History
A post office called Rimby was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1915.[3] The community was named after W. B. Rimby, a local merchant.[4]
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rimby, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 44, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016 .
^ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016 .
37°45′36″N 93°14′12″W / 37.76000°N 93.23667°W / 37.76000; -93.23667