Welcome to Ginlet ...

Ginlet is located in Boone County<1>.

The location of Ginlet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ginlet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Ginlet is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ginlet lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ginlet is within the boundaries of the (573) area code.

Communities near Ginlet ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ginlet.

• Columbia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Jefferson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
  • Jefferson City has also been known as:
  • Jeff City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Fulton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Holts Summit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Summit
  • Holts Summit is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holts Summit <4>
• Ashland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Hallsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
• Saint Martins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
  • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
• Auxvasse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxvasse
  • Auxvasse is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auxvasse <4>
• New Bloomfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <4>
• Jamestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ginlet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ginlet.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ginlet. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ginlet.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ginlet. See our Newspapers Page for Ginlet.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ginlet ...

Looking for more information about Ginlet? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ginlet, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ginlet.

Adding Ginlet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ginlet in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ginlet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ginlet post office opened in 1903.

We also found Ginlet on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ginlet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ginlet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/