Sigsbee, Missouri

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

Sigsbee is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|741265}}

History

A post office called Sigsbee was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1906.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Shelby | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 December 2016}} The community has the name of Charles Dwight Sigsbee, a former Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_shelby.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070646/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_shelby.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Shelby County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= December 26, 2016}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri