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

History

Variant names were "Clinton Bank" and "Clinton Mine".[2] The community was named after Jake Clinton, the proprietor of a local mine.[2] The community once contained the Clinton Bank School, now defunct.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clinton, Phelps County, Missouri
  2. 1 2 "Phelps County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clinton Bank School (historical)

37°48′49″N 91°33′35″W / 37.81361°N 91.55972°W / 37.81361; -91.55972


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