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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. 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.

Catawissa was laid out in 1858, and most likely was named after Catawissa, Pennsylvania. A post office called Catawissa has been in operation since 1860.

  • Latitude & Longitude: 38°25'29" N, 90°46'57" W (38.42472N, -90.7825W)
  • Survey: T. 43 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 34
  • Elevation: 530 ft.
  • Population 2,201 (2000 Census for Zip Code 63015 - Catawissa)
Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Missouri, United States
Cities
Villages
Townships
  • Boeuf
  • Boles
  • Boone
  • Calvey
  • Central
  • Lyon
  • Meramec
  • New Haven
  • Prairie
  • St. Johns
  • Union
  • Washington
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unincorporated
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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°25′29″N 90°46′57″W / 38.42472°N 90.7825°W / 38.42472; -90.7825

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