Catawba, Missouri

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Catawba is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Caldwell County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Caldwell County is a county located in Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 9,424. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its county seat is Kingston. The county was organized December 29, 1836 and named by Alexander Doniphan to honor John Caldwell, who participated in George Rogers Clark's Native American Campaign of 1786 and was the second Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.

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History

Catawba was laid out in 1884, and named for a grove of catalpa trees near the original town site. [2] A post office called Catawba was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1905. [3]

<i>Catalpa</i> genus of plants

Catalpa, commonly called catalpa or catawba, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Catawba, Missouri
  2. "Caldwell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

Coordinates: 39°38′27″N93°50′01″W / 39.64083°N 93.83361°W / 39.64083; -93.83361

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