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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fielden, Missouri
- Gentryville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "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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