Shell Knob Township, Barry County, Missouri

Shell Knob Township
Township
Coordinates: 36°37′19″N 093°37′42″W / 36.62194°N 93.62833°WCoordinates: 36°37′19″N 093°37′42″W / 36.62194°N 93.62833°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Barry
Area
• Total	39 sq mi (101.01 km^2)
• Land	36.92 sq mi (95.63 km^2)
• Water	2.08 sq mi (5.38 km^2)  5.33%
Elevation[1]	1,102 ft (336 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,181
• Density	32/sq mi (12.3/km^2)
FIPS code	29-67250[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766269

Shell Knob Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,181.

Some say the namesake Shell Knob has the name of one Mr. Shell, an early settler, while others believe deposits of shell fossils caused the name to be selected.^[3]

Geography

Shell Knob Township covers an area of 39 square miles (100 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Epperly Memorial.

The streams of Big Creek, Carter Branch, Cedar Branch, Kings River and Mill Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Shell Knob Township contains one airport or landing strip, Turkey Mountain Estates Airport.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com