Mingo, Missouri

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

History

A variant name was "Grindle".[1] A post office called Grindle was established in 1895, and closed in 1898. The post office reopened as Mingo in 1899, and was discontinued in 1952.[2] The present name is derived from nearby Mingo Swamp.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mingo
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. "Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.



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