| Courtois, Missouri | |
| Native Name Lang: | EN |
| Settlement Type: | Community |
| Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Courtois, Missouri |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Courtois, Missouri |
| Coordinates: | 37.7647°N -91.0719°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington County |
| Elevation M: | 274 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Courtois is an unincorporated community in southwestern Washington County, Missouri, United States, within the Courtois Hills region. It is located approximately southwest of Belgrade and 3.9miles northeast of Viburnum, Missouri in Iron County.[1] [2] Courtois is located on Missouri Route C and at the confluence of Indian Creek and Courtois Creek.[3]
The community is named after an unidentified settler, as is a nearby stream, Courtois Creek. According to Ramsay, "The name of the creek is locally pronounced and sometimes written as Coataway or Cotoway." The name of the town is locally pronounced "Cur-toys".
A post office was established in 1886,[4] but is now closed and mail is now transported from Steelville or Belgrade.