Shawnee Mound, Missouri
Shawnee Mound is an unincorporated community in northeastern Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 13 ten miles north of Clinton. Post Oak is three miles north in southern Johnson County.[2] The Shawnee Mound church and cemetery are approximately one half mile to the southwest on a county road.[3] The community is on a ridge between the headwaters of Sand Creek to the east and Honey Creek to the west.[2]
History
A post office was in service at Shawnee Mound from 1855 through 1901.[4] The community was named for its location within Shawnee Township, and for a mound near the original town site.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawnee Mound, Missouri
- ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Chilhowee, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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