Catawissa is a small unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, United States, on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, 39 miles from St. Louis, Missouri. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Franklin County is a County located in the US state of Missouri on the south side of the Missouri River. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The St Louis-San Francisco Railway, also known as the Frisco, is a defunct U Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee It was founded in 1839 and initially had four stores. It is located at the junction of Route N and Route O, southwest of Pacific. Pacific is a city in Franklin and St Louis Counties in the US It has never been incorporated and has always been a township. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A civil township is a widely used unit of Local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. Its post office opened in 1860. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail.
- Latitude & Longitude: 38°25'29" N, 90°46'57" W (38. 42472N, -90. 7825W)[1]
- Survey: T. 43 N. , R. 2 E. , Sec. 34
- Elevation: 530 ft.
- Population 2,201 (2000 Census for Zip Code 63015 - Catawissa)[2]
As of 2007, the community consists of two 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, two gas stations (Wayside and Speedie Mart), one closed gas station (R&S) and several small shops. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. A strip mall is under construction at the intersection of Route N and Route O. A strip mall (also called a shopping plaza or mini-mall) is an open area Shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row with a Sidewalk
Catawissa is the site where Bertha Gifford poisoned at least three and as many as seventeen people between 1911 and 1928. The house where most of the murders took place is still standing on Old Bend Road about three miles from the Meramec River.
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External links
- History of St. James Catholic Church in Catawissa
- Directory of Cities, Towns, and Villages Past and Present in Missouri
- Collection of Photos of St Louis San Fransico Railroad Depots
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