Timber, Missouri

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Timber is an unincorporated community in northern Shannon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [1] The community is located on Missouri Route 19, south of Shannondale. [2] Timber, Missouri is known to have no more than 75 citizens

History

A post office called Timber was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] The community was named after vast tracts of timber near the original town site. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Timber, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

37°21′47″N91°25′36″W / 37.36306°N 91.42667°W / 37.36306; -91.42667

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