Ink, Missouri

Ghost town in Missouri, United States

Ink, Missouri

Ghost town

Ink

Location within the state of Missouri

Coordinates: 37°15′29″N 91°29′1″W﻿ / ﻿37.25806°N 91.48361°W﻿ / 37.25806; -91.48361
Country| United States
State| Missouri
County| Shannon
Township| Eminence
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 573
GNIS feature ID| 740954[1]

Ink is a ghost town in Shannon County, Missouri, United States. It is located at the intersection of Missouri Route N and county road 328. It is located on the north side of Spring Valley Creek just south of the Sunklands Conservation Area.[2]

## History

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A post office called Ink was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1954.[3] According to folklorist Margot Ford McMillen, the unusual name of the village came about literally by accident. After several attempts at a name were rejected, a community meeting was held. Wanting a name short and memorable, a children's spelling book with three-letter words such as cat, bat, dog, and the like was consulted. The meeting grew lengthy, and finally, someone accidentally spilled an ink well onto the book and table. Another citizen suggested, "why not call the town Ink?" The U.S. postal authorities found it acceptable, thus the village was officially so named.[4] In spite of the tradition, Ink may have been named simply on account of the name's brevity.[5]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ink, Missouri
2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
4. ^ McMillen, Margot Ford (1994). Paris, Tightwad, and Peculiar: Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 5\. ISBN 978-0-8262-0972-6.
5. ^ "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Shannon County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Eminence

Cities|

* Birch Tree
* Eminence
* Summersville‡
* Winona

Map of Missouri highlighting Shannon County

Townships|

* Bartlett
* Birch Tree
* Bowlan
* Buckeye
* Delaware
* Eminence
* Jackson
* Montier
* Moore
* Newton
* Spring Creek
* Spring Valley
* Winona

CDP|

* Montier

Unincorporated communities|

* Akers
* Alley Spring
* Bartlett
* Delaware
* Deslet
* Flatwood
* Gang
* Low Wassie
* Midridge
* Munsell
* Not
* Oakside
* Owls Bend
* Rat
* Round Spring
* Shannondale
* Shawnee
* Teresita
* Timber
* Venice
* West Eminence

Ghost towns|

* Beal
* Cedargrove
* Congo
* Ink
* Rector
* Sinkin

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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