Tiger Fork

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Tiger Fork is a stream in Shelby County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the North River.

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Shelby County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Shelby County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,373. Its county seat is Shelbyville. The county was organized January 2, 1835 and named for Governor Isaac Shelby of Kentucky.

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Tiger Fork was named for panthers in the area which pioneer citizens mistook for tigers. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tiger Fork
  2. ↑ "Shelby County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

Coordinates: 39°50′53″N91°51′40″W / 39.848097°N 91.861000°W / 39.848097; -91.861000

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