Ranger
Unincorporated community
Ranger is located in Missouri
Ranger
Ranger
Coordinates: 37°33′30″N 91°43′54″W / 37.55833°N 91.73167°W / 37.55833; -91.73167
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDent County
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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

History

A post office called Ranger was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1917.[2] The origin of the name Ranger is obscure.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ranger, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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