Zewapeta, Missouri

Zewapeta is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Zewapeta most likely is a Native American name of unknown meaning.[2] It is speculated to be a Shawnee-language name.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zewapeta, Missouri
  2. "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  3. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.



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