Fielden, Missouri

Fielden is an unincorporated community in south central Douglas County, Missouri.^[1] Fielden is located on the floodplain of Fox Creek along County Road 14-343 south of Missouri Route 14 and west of Gentryville.^[2] The townsite is at an elevation of 778 ft (237 m).^[1]

History

A post office called Fielden was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1909.^[3] The community took its name from a local sawmill of the same name.^[4]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fielden, Missouri
↑ Gentryville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Ava
City	Ava
Townships	Benton Boone Brown Brush Creek Bryan Buchanan Campbell Cass Champion Clay Clinton Findley Jackson Lincoln McKinley McMurtrey Miller Richland Spencer Spring Creek Walls Washington Wood
Unincorporated communities	Arden Arno Basher Bertha Brushyknob Buckhart Champion Cheney Coldspring Cross Roads Denlow Depew Dogwood Drury Fielden Filer Gentryville Girdner Goodhope Granada Hebron Merritt Ongo Prior Red Bank Richville Rome Roosevelt Roy Smallett Squires Sweden Tigris Topaz Vanzant Vera Cruz Witty
Ghost towns	Ann Bryant Larissa Omba Rippee Silverton Tedrick

Coordinates: 36°51′43″N 92°23′00″W / 36.86194°N 92.38333°W / 36.86194; -92.38333

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