Coldwater, Missouri
Coldwater is an unincorporated community in northern Wayne County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located just east of U.S. Route 67, approximately seventeen miles south of Fredericktown and one mile south of the Madison-Wayne county line. The community is on Cedar Creek[2] about three miles west of the St. Francis River.[3]
Coldwater | |
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  Coldwater Location within the state of Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′12″N 90°24′35″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Wayne |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 716084[1] |
A post office called Cold Water was established in 1848, the name was changed to Coldwater in 1894, and the post office closed in 1967.[4] The community was named for a spring near the original town site.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coldwater, Missouri
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Creek
- Coldwater, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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| Cities |  Map of Missouri highlighting Wayne County | |
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