Zewapeta, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°10′10″N 89°27′33″W / 37.16944°N 89.45917°W / 37.16944; -89.45917
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Zewapeta is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Zewapeta most likely is a Native American name of unknown meaning.[2] It is speculated to be a Shawnee-language name.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zewapeta, Missouri
  2. ^ "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.

37°10′10″N 89°27′33″W / 37.16944°N 89.45917°W / 37.16944; -89.45917