Coffeyton, Missouri facts for kids

Coffeyton is a small, unincorporated community located in northern Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. An "unincorporated community" means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. This community is found along a railroad line, about two miles northeast of Leasburg and three miles southwest of Bourbon.

The Story of Coffeyton

Coffeyton got its start a long time ago. A post office was opened there in 1882. This post office helped people send and receive mail until it closed in 1918.

The community was named after a local doctor, Joel T. Coffee. It was common for places to be named after important people who lived or worked there.