Sinsabaugh, Missouri

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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sinsabaugh
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. "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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