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[[File:Girdner PO.jpg|thumb|The old Girdner post office]]
[[File:Girdner Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The cemetery at Girdner, Missouri]]
'''Girdner''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Douglas County, Missouri|Douglas County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|750044}}</ref>
'''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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The old Girdner post office
The cemetery at Girdner, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Girdner was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1942.[2] The community has the name of "Doc" Girdner, a pioneer citizen.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Girdner, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

36°51′14″N 92°35′14″W / 36.85389°N 92.58722°W / 36.85389; -92.58722