Caulfield, Missouri
| Caulfield, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Caulfield, Missouri Location of Caulfield, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 36°36′52″N 92°06′18″W / 36.61444°N 92.10500°WCoordinates: 36°36′52″N 92°06′18″W / 36.61444°N 92.10500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Howell |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65626 |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| GNIS feature ID | 715508[1] |
Caulfield is an unincorporated community in western Howell County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Highway 160 and Missouri Route 101 about fifteen miles west of West Plains. The Ozark County line lies just to the west of Caulfield.[2]
History
A post office called Caulfield has been in operation since 1929.[3] The community has the name of Missouri governor Henry Stewart Caulfield, who took office in 1929.[4]
On March 1, 2007, a tornado hit Caulfield, killing 7-year-old Caulfield resident Elizabeth Croney.
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caulfield, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Howell County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Other unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.