Shrum, Missouri

Shrum, Missouri
unincorporated community

Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Bollinger
Township Crooked Creek
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 573

Shrum is an unincorporated community in the southeastern part of Crooked Creek Township in Bollinger County, Missouri. Shrum, which lies 5 1/2 miles east of Bessville, Missouri,[1] was established in 1900, and the community was named for a local landowner, Nicholas Shrum.[2] The community’s post office was in operation between the years of 1898-1937. [3]

References

  1. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
  2. State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
  3. Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/bo017ml.htm

Coordinates: 37°23′02″N 90°00′54″W / 37.38389°N 90.01500°W / 37.38389; -90.01500

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