Coldwater, Missouri

Coldwater is an unincorporated community in northern Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 67, approximately seventeen miles south of Fredericktown.

Coldwater
Coldwater
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 37°18′12″N 90°24′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWayne
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID716084[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.[2] The community was named for a spring near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. "Coldwater, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. "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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