Umpire is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. In the early 1890s a new gristmill opened in the area. There was a celebratory baseball game after which a schoolteacher addressed the crowd and suggested the name Umpire for the new post office. That i…
Umpire is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. In the early 1890s a new gristmill opened in the area. There was a celebratory baseball game after which a schoolteacher addressed the crowd and suggested the name Umpire for the new post office. That is because the Umpire did an outstanding job overseeing the game.
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