Caddo, Missouri

Caddo, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Caddo is located in Missouri
Caddo
Caddo
Location within Missouri
Caddo is located in the United States
Caddo
Caddo
Location within the United States
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWebster

Caddo is an unincorporated community in western Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Caddo is located on Missouri Route J, approximately six miles west of Marshfield. The Pomme de Terre River is just west of the site.[2]

History

A post office called Caddo was established in 1891 and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community was named after the Caddo Indians, perhaps via another town of the same name in the Southern or Western United States.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  2. ↑ Missouri atlas & gazetteer (5th ed.), 2014, ISBN 978-0-89933-224-6
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

37°20′31″N 93°02′50″W / 37.34194°N 93.04722°W / 37.34194; -93.04722