Catawissa, Missouri

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Catawissa, Missouri is a small unincorporated community on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, 39 miles from St. Louis, MO.^[1] It was founded in 1839 and initially had 4 stores.^[2] It is located at the junction of Route N and Route O, southwest of Pacific. It has never been incorporated and has always been a township. Its post office opened in 1860.

Latitude & Longitude: 38°25'29" N, 90°46'57" W (38.42472N, -90.7825W)^GR1
Survey: T. 43 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 34
Elevation: 530 ft.
Population 2,201 (2000 Census for Zip Code 63015 - Catawissa)^GR2

As of 2005, the community consists of 2 churches (Baptist and Catholic), a post office, a school (Nike Elementary School), a state conservation area (Old Wooden River Bridge on north bank), a farm supply store, a bar, 2 closed gas stations, and several small shops. A strip mall is under construction at the intersection of Route N and Route O.