Sank, Missouri
| Sank, Missouri | |
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| unincorporated community | |
 Location of Bollinger County, Missouri | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bollinger |
| Township | Liberty |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
Sank is an unincorporated community in the south-central part of Liberty Township in Bollinger County, Missouri. Sank’s name was given by Jasper Cooper owned a store there and had applied for a post office in 1915. In choosing the post office’s and community’s name, he decided on the name Sank because it was the nickname of a friend and prominent man in the community, "Sank" Fowler.[1][2] The post office was in operation between 1912-1920, and 1925-1954. [3]
References
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
- ↑ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
- ↑ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/bo017ml.htm
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Coordinates: 37°10′18″N 90°00′49″W / 37.17167°N 90.01361°W
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