Shrum, Missouri | |
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 Location of Bollinger County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′02″N 90°00′54″W / 37.38389°N 90.01500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bollinger |
| Township | Crooked Creek |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 573 |
| GNIS feature ID | 752143 [1] |
Shrum is an unincorporated community in the southeastern part of Crooked Creek Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. Shrum, which lies 5 1/2 miles east of Bessville, [2] was established in 1900, and the community was named for a local landowner, Nicholas Shrum. [3] The community's post office was in operation between the years of 1898–1937. [4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shrum, Missouri
- ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
- ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
- ^ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Bollinger". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
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