Tigris, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Historic community in Missouri, U. S. A.

37°1′22″N 92°46′17″W / 37.02278°N 92.77139°W / 37.02278; -92.77139^[1]CountryU. S. A.StateMissouriCountyDouglas CountyElevation

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358 m (1,175 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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]

History

The old tomato canning factory/ garage along Route 14 at Tigris

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

^ ^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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)