Ginlet, Missouri

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Ginlet is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A post office called Ginlet was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1907. [2] The community was said to be as small as a gimlet, hence the name (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginlet, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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