Nodaway, Missouri
Nodaway, Missouri | |
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  Nodaway, Missouri Location within the state of Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′47″N 94°58′12″W / 39.91306°N 94.97000°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Nodaway |
| Township | Lincoln |
| Established | 1868 |
| Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587097[1] |
Nodaway is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lincoln Township, Andrew County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Nodaway was founded in 1868, and named after the nearby Nodaway River.[2] A post office called Nodaway was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1957.[3]
Geography
The community is located along Missouri Route T just north of the confluence of the Nodaway and Missouri rivers approximately one mile northeast of the community of Amazonia.[4]
Southeast of the community of Nodaway and southwest of Amazonia was Nodaway Island, a large meander in the floodplain of Missouri River in southwestern Andrew County[5] [6]
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nodaway, Missouri
- ^ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ DeLorme Atlas of Missouri,3rd ed., 2007, p.19 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "St. Joseph, Missouri - 1924". The University of Texas at Austin. USGS. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ Hutawa, Edward. "Map of that part of the State of Missouri which lies on the left bank of the Missouri river and West of the former boundary of the State, called Platte Country, 1842". Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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