Catawissa, Missouri Explained

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-southwest 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]

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

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40
2. Gray Summit, Missouri (1969), 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS
3. Web site: Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 29 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071257/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_franklin.html . 24 June 2016 .
4. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072247/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Franklin . 6 October 2014 .