Fielden, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Fielden is an unincorporated community in south central Douglas County, Missouri, United States.^[1] Fielden is located on the floodplain of Fox Creek along County Road 14-343, south of Missouri Route 14 and west of Gentryville.^[2] The townsite is at an elevation of 778 ft (237 m).^[1]

History

A post office called Fielden was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1909.^[3] The community took its name from a local sawmill of the same name.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fielden, Missouri
^ Gentryville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)