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Catawissa was laid out in 1858, and most likely was named after [[Catawissa, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_franklin.html |title=Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=29 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071257/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_franklin.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref> A post office called Catawissa has been in operation since 1860.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Franklin |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=29 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072247/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Franklin |archivedate=6 October 2014 }}</ref> |
Catawissa was laid out in 1858, and most likely was named after [[Catawissa, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_franklin.html |title=Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=29 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071257/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_franklin.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref> A post office called Catawissa has been in operation since 1860.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Franklin |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=29 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072247/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Franklin |archivedate=6 October 2014 }}</ref> |
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The population 2,201 (2000 Census for Zip Code 63015 - Catawissa).<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:27, 14 September 2021
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-southeast 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 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 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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38°25′29″N 90°46′57″W / 38.42472°N 90.78250°W
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