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
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Tigris, Missouri
Tigris, Missouri (the United States)
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]

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 September 28, 2016.
  4. "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)