Jerktail, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
37°25′27″N 92°26′13″W / 37.42417°N 92.43694°W / 37.42417; -92.43694[1][1]
Jerktail is an unincorporated community located in northern Wright County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is approximately two miles west of the Gasconade River and about three miles south of Competition in adjacent Laclede County.[2]
Variant names were "Jerk Tail" and "Mint".[1] A post office called Mint was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1910.[3] The former name "Mint" was due to the abundance of wild mint bushes near the original town site.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jerktail
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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County seat: Hartville
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