Grassy is an unincorporated community in Filmore Township in western Bollinger County, Missouri, United States.
Geography It is eight miles west of Marble Hill on Route 34.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47,
Grassy is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.USA.com http://www.usa.com/cape-girardeau-jackson-mo-il-area.htm
Located just outside Grassy are three campgrounds along the Castor River: Arrowhead Campgrounds,Arrowheadcampgrounds.com http://www.arrowheadcampgrounds.com/ Castor River Park,Bollinger County, Missouri Chamber of Commerce http://www.bollingercountychamber.com/recreation.asp and Twin Bridges Park.
History Grassy was named for the nearby Grassy Creek on which the community is located. The name of the creek derives from the lush sage grass that grows along the banks and in the bed of the stream.State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
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