Minimum is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in southeastern

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, in the U.S. state of

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. The community lies on the banks of

Crane Pond Creek Crane Pond Creek is a stream in Iron and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The stream headwaters are in Iron County approximately 2.5 miles east of Glover at and it flows to the southeast passing the community of Minimum to enter th ...

, just north of that stream's confluence with Sulphur Creek. It is located at the intersection of

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and County Road 134. The town of

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, on

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, is approximately six miles to the west.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56,

History

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

References

Unincorporated communities in Iron County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{IronCountyMO-geo-stub