Tyrone, Missouri

Tyrone is an unincorporated community in southern Texas County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route H, approximately 1.5 miles west of Missouri Route 137.[2] It consists of several houses.[3]

History

A post office called Tyrone was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1962.[4] The community was named after Tyrone, Pennsylvania, the native home of a first settler.[5]

On February 27, 2015, Tyrone was the scene of a mass murder, carried out by Joseph Jesse Aldridge. He killed seven people and wounded another person before taking his own life.[6]

Notable person

Kenneth Lay - Founder, CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tyrone, Missouri
  2. Eunice, Missouri and Elk Creek, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1987
  3. Bauer, Laura, Donald Bradley, and Glenn E. Rice. "In tiny Tyrone, Mo., ‘half of the town got killed last night’." The Kansas City Star. February 27, 2015. Retrieved on April 28, 2016.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  6. The New York Times. "Gunman Kills 7 in Tyrone, Mo., and Tiny Town Is Reeling". Retrieved 2015-02-27.


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