Sweetwater, Missouri Explained

Sweetwater is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes H and HH approximately five miles southeast of Neosho. Aroma is 2.5 miles north and Boulder City lies two miles southeast on Route H.^[1]

History

A post office called Sweetwater was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1907.^[2] The community was named after nearby Sweetwater Branch creek.^[3]

References

36.8267°N -94.2658°W

Notes and References

1. Neosho East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1984 rev.)
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 22 November 2016.
3. Web site: Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071754/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_newton.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 22, 2016.