Nodaway, Missouri

Nodaway, Missouri
Census-designated place
Street scene in Nodaway
Street scene in Nodaway
Nodaway, Missouri is located in Missouri
Nodaway, Missouri
Nodaway, Missouri
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 39°54′47″N 94°58′12″W / 39.91306°N 94.97000°W / 39.91306; -94.97000
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyNodaway
TownshipLincoln
Established1868
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2587097

Nodaway (/ˈnɒdəweɪ/ NOD-ə-way) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Nodaway was founded in 1868, and named after the nearby Nodaway River. A post office called Nodaway was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1957.

Geography

The community is located along Missouri Route T just north of the confluence of the Nodaway and Missouri rivers approximately one mile northeast of the community of Amazonia.

Southeast of the community of Nodaway and southwest of Amazonia was Nodaway Island, a large meander in the floodplain of Missouri River in southwestern Andrew County

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nodaway
  2. ↑ "Missouri Place Names Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). University of Kansas. December 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ DeLorme Atlas of Missouri,3rd ed., 2007, p.19 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  6. ↑ "St. Joseph, Missouri - 1924". The University of Texas at Austin. USGS. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hutawa, Edward. "Map of that part of the State of Missouri which lies on the left bank of the Missouri river and West of the former boundary of the State, called Platte Country, 1842". Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "An illustrated historical atlas of Andrew County, Missouri, 1877". Philadelphia, PA: Edwards Brothers of Missouri. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

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