Courtois, Missouri
Community in Missouri, United States
37°45′53″N 91°04′19″W / 37.76472°N 91.07194°W / 37.76472; -91.07194[1]Courtois is an unincorporated community in southwestern Washington County, Missouri, United States, within the Courtois Hills region. It is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Belgrade and 3.9 mi (6.3 km) northeast of Viburnum, Missouri in Iron County.[1][2] Courtois is located on Missouri Route C and at the confluence of Indian Creek and Courtois Creek.[3]
The community is named after an unidentified settler, as is a nearby stream, Courtois Creek. According to Ramsay, "The name of the creek is locally pronounced and sometimes written as Coataway or Cotoway."[4] The name of the town is locally pronounced "Cur-toys".
A post office was established in 1886,[4] but is now closed and mail is now transported from Steelville or Belgrade.
References
- ^ a b c Courtois, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1999
- ^ Farmington, Missouri, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ a b Washington County Place Names, 1928-1945, Missouri Historical Society
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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Potosi
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- Potosi
communities
- Anthonies Mill
- Aptus
- Baryties
- Belgrade
- Bellefontaine
- Berryman‡
- Bliss
- Cadet
- Cannon Mines
- Courtois
- Cruise Mill
- Delbridge
- Ebo
- Fertile
- Floyd
- French Town
- Frogtown
- Happy Hollow
- Hopewell
- Horton Town
- Hulsey
- Latty
- Levy
- Maryden
- Northcut
- Old Mines
- Peoria
- Quaker
- Rabbitville
- Racola
- Richwoods
- Robidoux
- Shibboleth
- Shirley
- Summit
- Sunlight
- Theabeau Town
- Tiff
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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