Sinsabaugh is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is located just east of Missouri Route H and one-half mile north of the Missouri-Arkansas state line.[2]
History
A variant name was "Acorn".[1] A post office called Acorn was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1937.[3] The present name is after D.A. Sinsabaugh, a businessperson in the local lumber industry.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sinsabaugh
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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