Shrum, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Shrum, Missouri
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bollinger
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Crooked Creek
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:37.3839°N -90.015°W
Elevation Ft:587
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:573
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:752143

Shrum is an unincorporated community in the southeastern part of Crooked Creek Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. Shrum, which lies 5 1/2 miles east of Bessville,[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]

Notes and 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 Web site: Bollinger . 2013-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191155/http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/bo017ml.htm . 2013-10-29 .