Rocky Comfort[3] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern McDonald County, Missouri, United States, on Route 76. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Rocky Comfort, Missouri | |
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Census-Designated Place | |
Location of Rocky Comfort in Missouri | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | McDonald |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) |
| • Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 176 |
| • Density | 317.69/sq mi (122.70/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-62822 |
| GNIS feature ID | 725507[2] |
A post office called Rocky Comfort has been in operation since 1876.[4] Some say the community was named for the rocky terrain in an idyllic setting, while others believe the name is a transfer from Rocky Comfort, Arkansas.[5] The community is mentioned in Dennis Murphy's poem of 1941, The Doomed Race,[6] and is both title and setting for Wayne Holmes' 2009 memoir, Rocky Comfort.[7] From 1902 to 1908, when it moved to nearby Fairview, the Horner Institute, a private school offering courses from the eighth grade through high school, was located in Rocky Comfort.
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| 2020 | 176 | — | |
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County seat: Pineville | ||
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