Shell Knob Township is one of twenty-five
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Barry County,
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
, 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.
Geography
Shell Knob Township covers an area of 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
Notes
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
Townships in Barry County, Missouri
Townships in Missouri
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