Shook, Missouri

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Shook
Unincorporated community
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Shook
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 37°02′34″N90°18′32″W / 37.04278°N 90.30889°W / 37.04278; -90.30889
Country United States
State Missouri
County Wayne
Elevation
400 ft (100 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID752136 [1]

Shook is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States. The community is located on the West Fork Lost Creek arm of Lake Wappapello along Missouri Route D, [2] approximately sixteen miles north of Poplar Bluff.

The Shook post office was in operation from 1904 to 1999. [3] The community has the name of George Shook, an early settler. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Shook, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Shook, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1985 rev.)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.


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