Short Bend, Missouri

Short Bend
Unincorporated community
Short Bend
Coordinates: 37°44′47″N 91°26′03″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Dent County
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Short Bend is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

The Short Bend post office closed in 1913.^[2] The community was named for a nearby meander on the Meramec River.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Short Bend, Missouri
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
3. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.