Mint Hill, Missouri

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Mint Hill, Missouri
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Mint Hill, Missouri
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Mint Hill, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°32′57″N91°44′50″W / 38.54917°N 91.74722°W / 38.54917; -91.74722
Country United States
State Missouri
County Osage
Elevation
[1]
928 ft (283 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
65051
Area code 573
GNIS feature ID741075 [1]

Mint Hill is an unincorporated community in Osage County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A post office called Mint Hill was in operation from 1870 until 1954. [2] The community was named for the wild mint near the elevated town site. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mint Hill, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  3. "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.