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]
History
editA 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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Timber, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ "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″N 91°25′36″W / 37.36306°N 91.42667°W
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