Kewanee is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately five miles north of New Madrid, and about one mile west of U.S. Routes 61/62.[2]

Kewanee got its start in 1910 as a lumber company town.[3] The community was named after Kewanee, Illinois, the native home of a lumber official.[3] A post office called Kewanee has been in operation since 1907.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kewanee, Missouri
  2. Kewanee, Mo, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971
  3. 1 2 "New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

36°40′16″N 89°34′26″W / 36.67111°N 89.57389°W / 36.67111; -89.57389


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