Pinckney, Missouri

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

History

Pinckney was platted in 1819, and named after Atossa Pinckney Sharp, the daughter of a county official.^[2] A post office called Pinckney was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1905.^[3] A variant name was "Kruegerville".^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinckney
↑ "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kruegerville (historical)

Municipalities and communities of Warren County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Warrenton
Cities	Foristell‡ Marthasville Truesdale Warrenton Wright City
Villages	Innsbrook Pendleton Three Creeks
Townships	Bridgeport Camp Branch Charrette Hickory Grove North Elkhorn Pinckney South Elkhorn
Unincorporated communities	Aspenhoff Bernheimer Bridgeport Case Concord Hill Dutzow Gore Holstein Hopewell Lippstadt Community Macedonia Neighborhood New Truxton Peers Pinckney Pin Oak Community Treloar
Ghost towns	Abattis Minden Morsey Prairieview
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°40′43″N 91°13′59″W / 38.67861°N 91.23306°W / 38.67861; -91.23306

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