Owls Bend, Missouri
Owls Bend is an unincorporated community in eastern Shannon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located adjacent to the Current River, northeast of the Missouri Route 106 crossing and the Powder Mill Creek campground.[2]
History
A post office called Owls Bend was established in 1923, and remained in operation until 1955.[3] The community was so named on account of the abundance of owls at a nearby meander on the Current River.[4]
The community includes Owl's Bend Site, a Native American archaeological site placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owls Bend, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 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.
- "MISSOURI - Shannon County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Shannon County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  Map of Missouri highlighting Shannon County | |
| Townships | ||
| CDP | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
 | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.