Timber, Missouri

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

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 25 December 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.



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