Gaines, Missouri

Gaines is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Gaines was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1904.^[2] The community has the name of Ben Gaines, the original owner of the town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gaines, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
↑ "Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Clinton
Cities	Blairstown Brownington Calhoun Clinton Deepwater Montrose Urich Windsor‡
Villages	La Due Tightwad
Townships	Bear Creek Bethlehem Big Creek Bogard Clinton Davis Deepwater Deer Creek Fairview Fields Creek Honey Creek Leesville Osage Shawnee Springfield Tebo Walker White Oak Windsor
CDP	Hartwell
Other unincorporated communities	Alberta Bowen‡ Coal Finey Gaines Garland Germantown Huntingdale Leesville Lewis Lucas Maurine Mount Zion Norris Petersburg Piper Quarles Roseland Shawnee Mound Sparrow Yolo
Ghost town	Industry
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°17′14″N 93°39′42″W / 38.28722°N 93.66167°W / 38.28722; -93.66167

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