Pin Oak Community, Missouri

Pin Oak Community is an unincorporated community in Warren County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Pin Oak was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1876.[2] The community was named for a grove of pin oak trees near the original town site.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pin Oak Community, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

38°56′54″N 91°15′17″W


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