Catawissa, 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-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]

The population 2,201 (2000 Census for Zip Code 63015 - Catawissa).[5]

References
  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  2. Gray Summit, Missouri (1969), 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS
  3. "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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.



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