Catalpa, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°52′58″N 89°17′40″W / 36.88278°N 89.29444°W / 36.88278; -89.29444
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Catalpa is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community was named for a grove of catalpa trees planted near the original town site.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Catalpa, Missouri
  2. ^ "Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

36°52′58″N 89°17′40″W / 36.88278°N 89.29444°W / 36.88278; -89.29444