Catawissa, Missouri
Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Catawissa is a small unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, United States, on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, 39 miles from St. Louis and four miles south-southwest of Pacific.[1] It is located at the junction of Route N and Route O, southwest of Pacific. Winch Creek flows past the eastern margin of the community.[2]
Catawissa was laid out in 1858, and most likely was named after Catawissa, Pennsylvania.[3] A post office called Catawissa has been in operation since 1860.[4]
References
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Gray Summit, Missouri (1969), 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS
- ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
External links
- History of St. James Catholic Church in Catawissa
- Directory of Cities, Towns, and Villages Past and Present in Missouri
- Collection of Photos of St Louis San Francisco Railroad Depots
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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Union
- Berger
- Gerald
- New Haven
- Pacific‡
- Saint Clair
- Sullivan‡
- Union
- Washington
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- Charmwood
- Leslie
- Miramiguoa Park
- Oak Grove Village
- Parkway
communities
- Anaconda
- Beaufort
- Beemont
- Boles
- Campbellton
- Catawissa
- Champion City
- Clover Bottom
- Dissen
- Dundee
- Elmont
- Etlah
- Gildehouse
- Hemker
- Huff
- Jaegers Shop
- Japan
- Jeffriesburg
- Kiel
- Kohl City
- Krakow
- Labadie
- Lonedell
- Luebbering
- Lyon
- Maupin
- Monday
- Moselle
- Mount Hope
- Neier
- Noser Mill
- Oetters
- Piney Park
- Port Hudson
- Robertsville
- St. Albans
- Spring Bluff
- Strain
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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38°25′29″N 90°46′57″W / 38.42472°N 90.78250°W / 38.42472; -90.78250
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