Tigris, Missouri

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Tigris, Missouri
Historic community
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Old Store building on the south side of Route 14 at Tigris
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Tigris, Missouri
Location of Tigris, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°1′22″N92°46′17″W / 37.02278°N 92.77139°W / 37.02278; -92.77139 Coordinates: 37°1′22″N92°46′17″W / 37.02278°N 92.77139°W / 37.02278; -92.77139 [1]
CountryU. S. A.
State Missouri
County Douglas County
Elevation
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358 m (1,175 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Tigris is an unincorporated community in western Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Tigris is located just west of the Beaver Creek bridge on Missouri Route 14. [2]

History

The old tomato canning factory/ garage along Route 14 at Tigris Tigris1.jpg
The old tomato canning factory/ garage along Route 14 at Tigris

A post office called Tigris was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1926. [3] The community was named after the Tigris River, in Asia. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tigris, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)