Clearwater, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
37°45′56″N 90°08′18″W / 37.76556°N 90.13833°W / 37.76556; -90.13833CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountySainte GenevieveTownshipSalineElevation
564 ft (172 [1] m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
63670
Area code573FIPS code29-14716 [2]GNIS feature ID735962 [3]

Clearwater is an unincorporated community in Saline Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately fifteen miles southwest of Sainte Genevieve on Missouri Supplemental Route W.

History

Clearwater was named by the town's first postmaster, J. C. Nations, for Clearwater, Florida, where his cousin lived. The town is on the west coast of Florida, near Tampa.[4]

A post office was established at Clearwater in 1929, and remained in operation until 1981.[5]

References

  1. ^ Cartographic.info http://cartographic.info/usa/map.php?id=735962
  2. ^ Roadsidethoughts.com "Clearwater (Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri [MO]): Miscellaneous Information". Archived from the original on August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Roadsidethoughts.com "Clearwater (Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri [MO]): Miscellaneous Information". Archived from the original on August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  4. ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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