Akers, Missouri

Akers
Unincorporated community
Akers Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 37°22′34″N91°33′14″W / 37.37611°N 91.55389°W / 37.37611; -91.55389
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Shannon
Township	Jackson
Elevation [1]	824 ft (251 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	740619 [1]

Akers is an unincorporated community in northwestern Shannon County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately eighteen miles northwest of Eminence in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Akers houses a campground and access to the Current River. Since there is no bridge within the community, there was historically a small ferry that allowed vehicles traveling on Highway K to cross the Current River. ^[2] It has been out of service since 2021. ^[3]

History

A post office called Akers was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1965. ^[4] John Akers, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name. ^[5]

In 1925, Akers had 55 inhabitants. ^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Akers, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
3. "Akers Ferry currently out of service". Ozarks Alive. April 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
5. "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
6. Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.