Hematite, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Jefferson County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Founded: 1861 by Stephen Osborn
• Name origin: Ore of iron

Geography

• Located on Route P between De Soto and Festus
• Latitude: 38°12'07" N   (+38.2019)
• Longitude: 90°28'51" W   (-90.4808)
• Elevation: 440 feet above sea level
• Civil township: Joachim

As the crow flies, Hematite is...

• 3.0 miles NE of Victoria
• 3.2 miles S of Mapaville
• 3.7 miles SW of Silica
• 4.1 miles SW of Ludwig
• 4.5 miles SW of Munsons
• 4.6 miles S of Jarvis
• 4.7 miles N of Olympian Village
• 4.8 miles W of Festus
• 4.9 miles SE of Hillsboro
• 5.4 miles SW of Horine
• 33.1 miles SW of St. Louis
• 80.0 miles NW of Cape Girardeau

History

Name origin

Hematite is an ore of iron that is blood red in powdered form. The name is derived from the Greek word for blood.