Callaway is an unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.[1] The community was located approximately two miles south of Kingdom City and just west of U.S. Route 54. The site was on the Chicago and Alton Railroad and on the north bank of Richland Creek.[2]

History

A post office called Callaway was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community takes its name from Callaway County.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Callaway, Missouri
  2. ^ Fulton, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1928 (1954 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°54′55″N 91°57′03″W / 38.91528°N 91.95083°W / 38.91528; -91.95083


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