Shawnee Mound, Missouri

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Coordinates: 38°31′47″N93°45′43″W / 38.52972°N 93.76194°W / 38.52972; -93.76194 Coordinates: 38°31′47″N93°45′43″W / 38.52972°N 93.76194°W / 38.52972; -93.76194
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U.S. state Missouri
County Henry

Shawnee Mound is an unincorporated community in northeastern Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Missouri Route 13 ten miles north of Clinton. Post Oak is three miles north in southern Johnson County. [2] The Shawnee Mound church and cemetery are approximately one half mile to the southwest on a county road. [3] The community is on a ridge between the headwaters of Sand Creek to the east and Honey Creek to the west. [2]

History

A post office was in service at Shawnee Mound from 1855 through 1901. [4] The community was named for its location within Shawnee Township, and for a mound near the original town site. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawnee Mound, Missouri
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ Chilhowee, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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