Edinburg, Missouri

Edinburg (also Edinburgh) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grundy County, Missouri, United States, 5 miles (8 km) west of Trenton. As of the 2010 census, Edinburg had a population of 92.[1]

For the community in Scotland County, see Edinburg, Scotland County, Missouri.
Edinburg, Missouri
Census-designated place
Edinburg
Edinburg
Coordinates: 40°4′53″N 93°41′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyGrundy
Area
 • Total1.07 sq mi (2.78 km2)
 • Land1.07 sq mi (2.78 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
965 ft (294 m)
Population
 • Total92
 • Density86/sq mi (33.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code29-21340[1]
GNIS feature ID0730090[2]

It is the birthplace of Enoch Crowder, founder of the United States Selective Service.

The hamlet was the first in Grundy County and was called "Buck Snort" in 1838[3] when Grundy County's first white settler William Preston Thompson established his house. A home of Thompson, for whom the Thompson Branch of the Grand River is named, is in nearby Crowder State Park.

A post office called Edinburg was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1907.[4] It is named for the Scottish city of Edinburgh.[5]

Edinburg was home to Grand River College from 1850 until 1892 when it moved to Gallatin, Missouri,[6] where it operated for a period under the auspices of William Jewell College before permanently closing in 1910 following a fire.

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Edinburg CDP, Missouri". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edinburg, Missouri
  3. thelibrary.org profile of Grundy County - Retrieved October 14, 2007
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion by Bill Earngey - University of Missouri Press - 1995 ISBN 0-8262-1021-X
  6. Daviesscountyhistoricalsociety.com profile of Grand River College


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