Minnith, Missouri

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Minnith, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Map of Missouri highlighting Sainte Genevieve County.svg
Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
County Ste. Genevieve
Township Beauvais

Minnith is an unincorporated community located in the southern part of Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. [1] The town lies approximately 11 miles south of Ste. Genevieve. It is on the banks of Saline Creek on Missouri Route N. [2]

Name

Minnith was named by Miles A. Gilbert of St. Mary, Missouri, a local judge, because of the abundance of wheat growing in the fields. The name "Minnith" refers to an Ammonite town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Judges 11:33 and Ezekiel 27:17). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnith, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 49 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County

37°47′53″N90°03′00″W / 37.79806°N 90.05000°W / 37.79806; -90.05000



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