Tigris is an unincorporated community in western Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Tigris is located just west of the Beaver Creek bridge on Missouri Route 14.[2]
Tigris, Missouri | |
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Historic community | |
 Old Store building on the south side of Route 14 at Tigris | |
  Tigris, Missouri Location of Tigris, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°1′22″N 92°46′17″W / 37.02278°N 92.77139°W[1] | |
| Country | U. S. A. |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Douglas County |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
History
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A post office called Tigris was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1926.[3] The community was named after the Tigris River, in Asia.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tigris, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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