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Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
Shook
Unincorporated community
Shook is located in MissouriShookShookLocation within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 37°02′34″N 90°18′32″W / 37.04278°N 90.30889°W / 37.04278; -90.30889
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWayne
Elevation400 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID752136

Shook is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States. The community is located on the West Fork Lost Creek arm of Lake Wappapello along Missouri Route D, approximately sixteen miles north of Poplar Bluff.

The Shook post office was in operation from 1904 to 1999. The community has the name of George Shook, an early settler.

References

  1. "Shook, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Shook, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1985 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Greenville
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