Minimum is an unincorporated community in southeastern Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Minimum, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Minimum Show map of Missouri Minimum Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°22′34″N 90°35′15″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Iron
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	573
GNIS feature ID	751119[1]

The community lies on the banks of Crane Pond Creek, just north of that stream's confluence with Sulphur Creek. It is located at the intersection of Missouri Route C and County Road 134. The town of Annapolis, on Missouri Route 49, is approximately six miles to the west.[2]

History

A post office called Minimum was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1955.[3] The name "Minimum" is said to be derived from the first name of Minnie Farr, the wife of an early postmaster.[4]

References

This Iron County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e