Short Bend, Missouri Explained

Short Bend
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Missouri
Coordinates:	37.7464°N -91.4342°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Missouri
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Dent County
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5

Short Bend is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

The Short Bend post office closed in 1913.^[1] The community was named for a nearby meander on the Meramec River.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 28 September 2016.
2. Web site: Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 28 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071627/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dent.html. 24 June 2016.