Ink, Arkansas
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Ink is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Arkansas, United States.<ref name="gnis">Template:Cite gnis</ref> The elevation of Ink is 1,033 feet.<ref>Arkansas Hometown Locator. Retrieved May 2009.</ref>
A popular and apocryphal story of how the town got its name in 1887 is one based on a misunderstanding. When the townsfolk were completing the government application to establish a post office, they interpreted the instruction "Please write in ink" literally and entered the name "Ink" as the proposed town name.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This was accepted as the official name.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The true story is that many towns were trying to register at the same time, and the United States Postal Service was trying very hard to limit the number of duplicate place names. Postmasters of the various post offices trying to register their towns were required to give several name alternatives. Most towns did not get their first, second, or even third choices. Ink was actually the second choice, the first being "Melon."<ref>HOW THE TOWN OF INK, ARKANSAS GOT ITS NAME. Retrieved April 2013.</ref>
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