Cincinnati, Missouri

Cincinnati is an unincorporated community in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on the Salt River approximately 3.5 miles downstream from the Mark Twain Lake dam.[2]

History

A post office called Cincinnati was established in 1835, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The community was named after Cincinnati, Ohio, the native home of a first settler.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cincinnati, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 33 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

39°33′48″N 91°35′40″W


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