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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centralia
- ↑ callawaycountyclerk.com/Files/CallawayMaps.pdf
- ↑ http://www.colecounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/3674/House-Districts-8-12-x-11 [ dead link ]
- ↑ "2010 Census Geography Note 1" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. August 2013. pp. 43–44. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Cayce city limits map" (PDF). City of Cayce.
- ↑ Annexation, ETJ Planning
- ↑ Bothell v. Barnhart, 172 Wash.2d 223 (2011)