Pin Oak Community is an unincorporated community in Warren County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Pin Oak was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1876.[2] The community was named for a grove of pin oak trees near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pin Oak Community, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

38°56′54″N 91°15′17″W / 38.94833°N 91.25472°W / 38.94833; -91.25472


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