Minnith, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Minnith, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ste. Genevieve
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Beauvais

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

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).[2]

References

37.7981°N -90.05°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 49
  2. http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County