Good Water, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
37°42′48″N 91°02′46″W / 37.71333°N 91.04611°W / 37.71333; -91.04611CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyIronElevation1,011 ft (308 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code573GNIS feature ID750071[1]

Good Water is an unincorporated community in northwest Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route Z approximately 4.5 miles due east of Viburnum and 3.5 miles southeast of Courtois in adjacent Washington County. Courtois Creek flows past the site.[2]

History

A post office called Good Water was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1943.[3] The community was so named for the superior quality of the springwater near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Good Water, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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