Ginlet, Missouri Explained

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

History

A post office called Ginlet was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1907.[1] 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).[2]

References

38.8597°N -92.1925°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 4 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071013/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_boone.html . 24 June 2016 .

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