Shawnee, Missouri

Shawnee is an historic unincorporated community in Shannon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States.[1] The community was located on Little Shawnee Creek, approximately two miles southeast of Eminence at an elevation of 825 feet.[2] The location is along County Road 507, about midway between Missouri Route 106 to the north and Missouri Route H to the southeast.[3]

History

A post office called "Shawnee" was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1920.[4] The community derives its name from the Shawnee Indians.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawnee, Missouri
  2. ^ Eminence 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1917 (1944 reprint)
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "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°07′17″N 91°15′37″W / 37.12139°N 91.26028°W / 37.12139; -91.26028


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