Rocky Comfort, Missouri facts for kids

Rocky Comfort is a small community in McDonald County, Missouri, in the United States. It's located right on Missouri Route 76. In 2020, about 176 people lived there.

Rocky Comfort has had its own post office since 1876. People have different ideas about how Rocky Comfort got its name. Some think it's because of the rocky land in a peaceful area. Others believe the name came from another place called Rocky Comfort in Arkansas. This community is even mentioned in books! It appears in Dennis Murphy's poem The Doomed Race (from 1941). It's also the title and setting for Wayne Holmes' book Rocky Comfort, which came out in 2009. From 1902 to 1908, a private school called the Horner Institute was in Rocky Comfort. This school taught students from eighth grade all the way through high school. Later, it moved to a nearby town called Fairview.

Geography of Rocky Comfort

Rocky Comfort is located in the northeast part of McDonald County. To its north, you'll find Newton County. Missouri Route 76 goes right through the southeast side of the community. The town of Wheaton is about 3 miles (5 km) to the northeast. Anderson is about 25 miles (40 km) to the southwest.

The U.S. Census Bureau says that Rocky Comfort covers about 0.55 square miles (1.43 square kilometers) of land. There is no water area. South Indian Creek flows through the community. This creek eventually joins with another to form Indian Creek. This larger creek is part of the Elk River watershed.

Population Information

In 2020, the population of Rocky Comfort was 176 people. This number comes from the official United States census.

Famous Person from Rocky Comfort

• Travis Phelps is a former professional baseball player. He used to pitch in Major League Baseball. Travis Phelps was born right here in Rocky Comfort.