Fielden, Missouri

Fielden is an unincorporated community in south central Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Fielden is located on the floodplain of Fox Creek along County Road 14-343, south of Missouri Route 14 and west of Gentryville.[2] The townsite is at an elevation of 778 ft (237 m).[1]

History

A post office called Fielden was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community took its name from a local sawmill of the same name.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fielden, Missouri
  2. Gentryville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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