Shirley, Missouri

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri}}

Shirley is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|752129}}

The community is on Missouri Route 8 approximately six miles west of Potosi. Allen Branch flows through the community and enters the Sunnen Reservoir one mile to the north.Shirley, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1999

History

A post office called Shirley was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1955.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Washington | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 December 2016}} The community has the name of James Shirley, a local merchant.{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071506/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= December 30, 2016}}

Susan Cave (23WA190) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri