Tyrone, Missouri

Unincorporated community in southern Texas County

Tyrone is an unincorporated community in southern Texas County, Missouri, United States.^[1] The community is located on Missouri Route H, approximately 1.5 miles west of Missouri Route 137.^[2] It consists of several houses.^[3]

History

A post office called Tyrone was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1962.^[4] The community was named after Tyrone, Pennsylvania, the native home of a first settler.^[5]

On February 27, 2015, Tyrone was the scene of a spree shooting, carried out by Joseph Jesse Aldridge. He killed seven people and wounded another person before taking his own life.^[6]

Notable person

Kenneth Lay - Founder, CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tyrone, Missouri
^ Eunice, Missouri and Elk Creek, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1987
^ Bauer, Laura, Donald Bradley, and Glenn E. Rice. "In tiny Tyrone, Mo., ‘half of the town got killed last night’." The Kansas City Star. February 27, 2015. Retrieved on April 28, 2016.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^ The New York Times. "Gunman Kills 7 in Tyrone, Mo., and Tiny Town Is Reeling". Retrieved February 27, 2015.