Shafter, Missouri

Shafter is an unincorporated community in northwest Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route DD one mile east of Missouri Route 139. Parson Creek flows past the west side of the community.[2]

History

A post office called Shafter was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community has the name of William Rufus Shafter, an officer during the Spanish–American War.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shafter, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22, ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.


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