Short Bend, Missouri

Short Bend is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

The Short Bend post office closed in 1913.[2] The community was named for a nearby meander on the Meramec River.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Short Bend, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Coordinates: 37°44′47″N 91°26′03″W / 37.74639°N 91.43417°W / 37.74639; -91.43417

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