Catawissa is a small Unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, United States, on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, 39 miles from St. Louis and four miles south-southwest of Pacific.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40 It is located at the junction of Route N and Route O, southwest of Pacific. Winch Creek flows past the eastern margin of the community.Gray Summit, Missouri (1969), 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS
Catawissa was laid out in 1858, and most likely was named after Catawissa, Pennsylvania. A post office called Catawissa has been in operation since 1860.
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External links History of St. James Catholic Church in Catawissa Directory of Cities, Towns, and Villages Past and Present in Missouri Collection of Photos of St Louis San Francisco Railroad Depots