Sinkin, Missouri

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Sinkin is an extinct town in northern Shannon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Shannon County, Missouri county in Missouri, United States

Shannon County is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,441. Its county seat is Eminence. The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and was named in honor of George F. "Peg-Leg" Shannon, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It is the second-largest county by area in Missouri.

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A post office called Sinkin was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1933. [2] The community took its name from nearby Sinking Creek. [3]

Sinking Creek is a stream in Dent, Reynolds and Shannon counties in the Ozarks of southeast Missouri. It is a tributary of the Current River.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sinkin (historical)
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°24′34″N91°24′22″W / 37.40944°N 91.40611°W / 37.40944; -91.40611

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