Patsy, Missouri facts for kids

Patsy is a small, quiet place located in Crawford County, Missouri. It's known as an "unincorporated community." This means it doesn't have its own local government, like a city or a town with a mayor and city council. Instead, it's part of the larger county. You can find Patsy in the U.S. state of Missouri, along a road called Missouri Route BB. It sits on a ridge, which is like a long, narrow hill, southeast of another small place called Elayer, Missouri.

The Story of Patsy's Name

Patsy has a bit of history, even though it's a small community today. A long time ago, in 1894, a post office was opened there. This post office helped people send and receive mail, connecting the community to the outside world. It stayed open for many years, finally closing its doors in 1927.

The community of Patsy was named after a person named Patsy Whalen. Patsy Whalen was a mining official, which means they held an important job in the mining industry. It was common for places to be named after important people or families who lived or worked in the area during those times.