Waterloo, Clark County, Missouri

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Waterloo, Missouri
Unincorporated community
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Waterloo
Coordinates: 40°26′58″N91°40′08″W / 40.44944°N 91.66889°W / 40.44944; -91.66889
Country United States
State Missouri
County Clark
Elevation
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554 ft (169 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 660
GNIS feature ID755469 [1]

Waterloo is a community in Clark County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located on a sharp meander in the Fox River. Nearby towns include Kahoka (3 miles southwest), Revere (2.5 miles north) and Wayland (6 miles southeast). [2]

A post office called Waterloo was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1876. [3] Waterloo held the first county seat. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Waterloo". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Kahoka, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1950
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Clark County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.


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