Shawnee Mound, Missouri Explained

Shawnee Mound
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:U.S. state
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Henry
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Missouri##Location in the contiguous United States##Location in North America
Pushpin Map:Missouri#United States#North America
Coordinates:38.5297°N -93.7619°W

Shawnee Mound is an unincorporated community in northeastern Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route 13 ten miles north of Clinton. Post Oak is three miles north in southern Johnson County. The Shawnee Mound church and cemetery are approximately one half mile to the southwest on a county road.[1] The community is on a ridge between the headwaters of Sand Creek to the east and Honey Creek to the west.[2]

History

A post office was in service at Shawnee Mound from 1855 through 1901.[3] The community was named for its location within Shawnee Township, and for a mound near the original town site.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Chilhowee, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 6 October 2016.
  4. Web site: Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 6 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071131/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_henry.html. 24 June 2016.