Griffin, Missouri

Griffin is an unincorporated community in Christian County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Griffin was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The community was named after the proprietor of a nearby mill.[3]

gollark: Or, well, it is, but it'll still be lossy.
gollark: I don't think that's possible.
gollark: That's storing it lossily, thus bad.
gollark: No, digital is better, as you can copy (and store!) a digital signal entirely precisely, compress it nicely, encrypt it, error-correction-code it, send it to people using computers™️, and process it on computers™️ too.
gollark: > Guys, what's the sampling rate of vacuum tubes?They aren't digital devices. They don't have one.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Griffin, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.