Shibleys Point, Missouri

Shibleys Point is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Missouri, in the United States.^[1]

History

Shibleys Point named for the Shibley family of pioneer settlers, who settled there in about 1840.^[2]^[3] A post office called Shibley's Point was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1908.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shibleys Point, Missouri
↑ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. p. 423.
↑ "Town of Shibleys Point". Adair County Historical Society. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Adair County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Kirksville

Cities	Brashear Greentop‡ Kirksville Novinger

Villages	Gibbs Millard

Townships	Benton Clay Liberty Morrow Nineveh Pettis Polk Salt River Walnut Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Adair Bullion Clay Connelsville Danforth Fegley Nind Nineveh Paultown Ringo Point Shibleys Point Stahl Sublette Troy Mills Willmathsville Yarrow Youngstown

Ghost towns	Jasmine Lindersville Loeffler Rye Zig

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°18′48″N 92°45′40″W / 40.31333°N 92.76111°W / 40.31333; -92.76111

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