Caulfield, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
36°36′52″N 92°06′18″W / 36.61444°N 92.10500°W / 36.61444; -92.1050065626
Caulfield is an unincorporated community in western Howell County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Highway 160 and Missouri Route 101, approximately 15 miles west of West Plains. The Ozark County line lies just to the west of Caulfield.[2]
History
A post office called Caulfield has been in operation since 1929.[3] The community takes its name from Missouri governor Henry Stewart Caulfield, who assumed office in 1929.[4]
On March 1, 2007, a tornado hit Caulfield, killing seven-year-old Caulfield resident, Elizabeth Croney.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caulfield, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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