Ginlet is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Ginlet was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] 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).[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginlet, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°51′35″N 92°11′33″W / 38.85972°N 92.19250°W / 38.85972; -92.19250


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