May is an unincorporated community in northwest McDonald County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on the banks of Buffalo Creek, approximately south of the McDonald-Newton county line.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60,
History A post office called May was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1907. Some say the community has the name of May Maynard, the daughter of a local physician, while others believe the place name is derived directly from the doctor's last name.
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