Minnith is an unincorporated community located in the southern part of Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States.[1] The town lies approximately 11 miles south of Ste. Genevieve. It is on the banks of Saline Creek on Missouri Route N.[2]
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).[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnith, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 49 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
37°47′53″N 90°03′00″W / 37.79806°N 90.05000°W