Courtois, Missouri

Courtois is an unincorporated community in southwestern Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is located about 12 miles southwest of Belgrade. Its post office is closed and mail now comes from Steelville or Belgrade. The community is named after an unidentified settler, as is a nearby stream, Courtois Creek. According to Ramsay, "The name is locally pronounced and sometimes written as Coataway or Cotoway."