Caulfield, Missouri

Caulfield is an unincorporated community in western Howell County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Highway 160 and Missouri Route 101, approximately fifteen miles west of West Plains. The Ozark County line lies just to the west of Caulfield.[2]

Caulfield, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Caulfield
Caulfield
Coordinates: 36°36′52″N 92°06′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHowell
Elevation
1,027 ft (313 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65626
Area code(s)417
GNIS feature ID715508[1]

History

A post office called Caulfield has been in operation since 1929.[3] The community takes its name from Missouri governor Henry Stewart Caulfield, who assumed office in 1929.[4]

On March 1, 2007, a tornado hit Caulfield, killing seven-year-old Caulfield resident, Elizabeth Croney.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caulfield, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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