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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri}}
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[[File:Girdner PO.jpg|thumb|The old Girdner post office]]
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'''Girdner''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Douglas County, Missouri|Douglas County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|750044}}</ref>
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'''Girdner''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Douglas County, Missouri|Douglas County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref name=gnis/> Girdner is located in central Douglas County, southeast of [[Ava, Missouri|Ava]], on [[Missouri Route P]] and the north side of [[Rippee Creek]], a tributary of [[Bryant Creek]].<ref>Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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[[File:Girdner Cemetery.jpg|thumb|left|The cemetery at Girdner, Missouri]]
A post office called Girdner was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1942.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> The community has the name of "Doc" Girdner, a pioneer citizen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071714/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_douglas.html | title=Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref>
A post office called Girdner was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1942.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=28 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}</ref> The community has the name of "Doc" Girdner, a pioneer citizen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_douglas.html |title=Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=28 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071714/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_douglas.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:32, 31 July 2024

Girdner, Missouri
Historic community
The old Girdner post office
The old Girdner post office
Location of Girdner, Missouri
Location of Girdner, Missouri
Girdner, Missouri
Location of Girdner, Missouri
Location of Girdner, Missouri
Location of Girdner, Missouri
Girdner, Missouri
Girdner, Missouri (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°51′14″N 92°35′14″W / 36.85389°N 92.58722°W / 36.85389; -92.58722[1]
CountryU. S. A.
StateMissouri
CountyDouglas County
Elevation
[1]
320 m (1,050 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID750044[1]

Girdner is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Girdner is located in central Douglas County, southeast of Ava, on Missouri Route P and the north side of Rippee Creek, a tributary of Bryant Creek.[2]

History

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The cemetery at Girdner, Missouri

A post office called Girdner was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1942.[3] The community has the name of "Doc" Girdner, a pioneer citizen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Girdner, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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