Boaz, Missouri

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.}}

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Boaz is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri, United States.{{GNIS|714463}} Boaz is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is located approximately seven miles southwest of Nixa and is about five miles east of Clever.

A post office called Boaz was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1914.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=18 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }} The community derives its name from Boaz, a figure in the Hebrew Bible.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_christian.html |title=Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=18 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071710/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_christian.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}