New Madrid County, Missouri

Overview

• Population: 19,760 (Change since 1990: -5.6%)
• Created: October 1, 1812
• County seat: New Madrid
• Largest town: New Madrid (Pop. 3,334)
• Name origin: New Madrid

Populated Places

• Arnold (Historical)
  • Located north of Marston
  • Point on Frisco railroad between Lilbourn and Marston
• Baderville (Unincorporated)
  • Located on US 62 east of Risco
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°33'16" N, 89°44'13" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 14
  • Elevation: 286
  • Civil township: Como
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Catron
• Barnes Ridge (Historical)
  • Located somewhere northeast of New Madrid
  • Map: 1880
• Baxter (Historical)
  • Located somewhere north of Gideon
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°30'39" N, 89°55'54" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 36
  • Elevation: 276
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Malden (Benchmark shown)
• Bayouville (Unincorporated)
  • Located on CR 740 north of Route WW
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°39'04" N, 89°21'51" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 16 E., Sec. 7
  • Civil township: St. John
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Bayouville
  • Map: 1944
• Big Ridge (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the intersection of Route A and Route E south of Canalou
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'39" N, 89°39'46" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 16
  • Elevation: 290
  • Civil township: West
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Charter Oak (Not labeled, but does show Big Ridge Church and School)
• Bobtail (Historical)
  • Located somewhere between Sikeston and New Madrid
  • Map: 1880
• Boekerton (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Spanish Mill and Weaverville
  • Located at the end of Route YY southwest of Portageville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°24'14" N, 89°45'43" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 4
  • Civil township: Portage
  • School district: Portageville
  • USGS Quad: Boekerton
  • Maps: 1866 (Shows Weaverville), 1867 (Weaverville), and 1889 (Weaverville)
• Bowman (Historical)
  • Located between Sikeston and Matthews
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°48'25" N, 89°35'23" W
  • Elevation: 319
  • Civil township: Big Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Sikeston South (Benchmark shown)
• Broadwater (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the end of Route NN northeast of Malden
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°34'55" N, 89°55'16" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 1
  • Civil township: Como
  • School district: Risco R-2
  • USGS Quad: Malden
  • Map: 1918
• Canalou (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 348 (Change since 1990: +9.1%)
  • Located at western end of Route H
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°45'16" N, 89°41'13" W
• Catron (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 68 (Change since 1990: -16.0%)
  • Located at intersection Route D and Route W
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'44" N, 89°42'17" W
  • Name origin: Mr. W. C. Catron
• Champion (Historical)
  • Located north of Matthews
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°47'17" N, 89°35'16" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 30
  • Elevation: 319
  • Civil township: Big Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Sikeston South (Benchmark shown)
• Como (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route JJ between Parma and Catron
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°37'12" N, 89°45'19" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 22
  • Elevation: 285
  • Civil township: Como
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Parma
• Conran (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the intersection of US 61, Route F, and Route M
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°28'60" N, 89°38'48" W
  • Survey: T. 21 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 10
  • Elevation: 286
  • Civil township: La Font
  • School district: Portageville
  • USGS Quad: Portageville
  • Post office: Dec. 15, 1898 - Nov. 9, 2002
• Delmo (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route E south of Morehouse
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°48'37" N, 89°40'52" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 17
  • Civil township: West
  • School district: Sikeston R-6
  • USGS Quad: Morehouse
• Dillingham Spring (Historical)
  • Located north of Tallapoosa
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°31'54" N, 89°49'04" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 24
  • Elevation: 274
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Parma (Benchmark shown)
• Dodds (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Spurdod
  • Located on Route D between Catron and Lilbourn
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'07" N, 89°40'26" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 29
  • Civil township: Lewis
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Catron
• Dry Bayou Landing (Historical)
  • Located along the Mississippi River just off of Route WW southeast of Bayouville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°37'60" N, 89°20'46" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 16 E., Sec. 17
  • Elevation: 275
  • Civil township: St. John
  • USGS Quad: Bayouville (Not shown)
• Dunn (Historical)
  • Located at the intersection MO 153 and Route VV south of Gideon
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°24'34" N, 89°56'01" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 1
  • Elevation: 267
  • Civil township: Anderson
  • USGS Quad: Gideon
  • Map: MoDOT
• East Lake (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Eastlake
  • Located northeast of Matthews along Route AA
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°48'25" N, 89°31'13" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 15
  • Elevation: 301
  • Civil township: Big Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Sikeston South (Benchmark shown at Little Vine Church)
  • Maps: 1897 Galbraith and 1904 McNally
• Farrenburg (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Farrenberg
  • Located on CR 707 between La Forge and Henderson Mount on the old railroad grade
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°41'17" N, 89°30'02" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 25
  • Civil township: New Madrid
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Kewanee
  • Maps: 1897 Galbraith and 1904 McNally
• Five Point (Historical)
  • Located on CR 246 southeast of Malden
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°31'32" N, 89°56'10" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 23
  • Elevation: 278
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Malden (Benchmark shown)
  • Point on Gideon and North Island Line between Malden and Baxter
• Forest Spur (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Forest
  • Located just south of Risco
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°32'23" N, 89°49'04" W
  • Elevation: 275
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Parma (Not shown)
• Frailie (Unincorporated)
  • Located near intersections of Route B, Route PP, and CR 375 north of Wardell
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°25'05" N, 89°49'02" W
  • Survey: T. 21 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 36
  • Civil township: Portage
  • School district: Gideon 37
  • USGS Quad: Boekerton
• Garver (Historical)
  • Alternate name: New Garver
  • Located on Route B south of Frailie
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°24'04" N, 89°49'04" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 1
  • Elevation: 269
  • Civil township: Portage
  • USGS Quad: Boekerton (Benchmark shown)
• Gerkin (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Gerken
  • Located between Hartzell and Risco
  • Map: 1928 Frisco
• Gideon (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 1,113 (Change since 1990: +0.8%)
  • Located at intersection MO 153 and MO 162
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°27'17" N, 89°55'07" W
  • Name origin: F. E. Gideon
  • Founded: ca. 1901
  • Post office: Mar. 26, 1902 - Now
• Glendale (Historical)
  • Located south of Gideon near the end of Route VV
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°24'38" N, 89°54'20" W
  • Survey: T. 21 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 31
  • Elevation: 268
  • Civil township: Anderson
  • USGS Quad: Gideon (Benchmark shown)
• Hartzell (Unincorporated)
  • Located on a county road just south of MO 153 between Gideon and Tallapoosa
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°29'07" N, 89°51'21" W
  • Survey: T. 21 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 3
  • Civil township: Anderson
  • School district: Gideon 37
  • USGS Quad: Boekerton
• Henderson Mound (Unincorporated)
  • Disincorporated sometime after 1960. The population in 1960 was 41.
  • Alternate name: Hough
  • Located where the old Cotton Belt railroad alignment intersects CR 711 between East Prairie and Lilbourn
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°42'42" N, 89°28'07" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 15 E., Sec. 19
  • Elevation: 295
  • Civil township: Hough
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Henderson Mound
  • Station on Cotton Belt Line between Selkirk and Farrenburg
• Higgerson (Historical)
  • Located east of New Madrid and southwest of Bayouville
  • Map: 1904 McNally
• Howardville (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 342 (Change since 1990: -22.3%)
  • Located on US 61/US 62 south of Lilbourn
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°34'03" N, 89°35'56" W
• Hurricane Ridge (Historical)
  • Located somewhere southeast of Charter Oak
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°38'03" N, 89°39'51" W
  • Elevation: 283
  • Civil township: New Madrid
  • USGS Quad: Charter Oak (Not shown)
• Hyman (Historical)
  • Located west of Parma
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'50" N, 89°52'18" W
  • Elevation: 282
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Parma (Not shown)
• Imhoff (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Peck
  • Located southwest of East Prairie
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°44'17" N, 89°26'13" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 15 E., Sec. 9
  • Elevation: 299
  • Civil township: Hough
  • USGS Quad: Henderson Mound (Benchmark shown at center of Sec. 9)
  • Point on Cotton Belt Line between Selkirk and East Prairie
• Jaywye (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection of Route F and Route ZZ north of Portageville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°28'57" N, 89°42'04" W
  • Survey: T. 21 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 7
  • Elevation: 278
  • Civil township: La Font
  • School district: Portageville
  • USGS Quad: Portageville
• Juanita (Historical)
  • Located between Matthews and Sikeston
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°49'13" N, 89°35'28" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 7
  • Elevation: 322
  • Civil township: Big Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Sikeston South (Benchmark shown)
• Kewanee (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route W west of US 61
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°40'16" N, 89°34'26" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 5
  • Elevation: 302
  • Civil township: New Madrid
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Kewanee
• Krepin (Historical)
  • Located about a mile northwest of Catron
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°37'07" N, 89°43'13" W
  • Elevation: 280
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Catron (Not shown)
  • Point on the Cotton Belt Line between Como and Catron
• La Font (Historical)
  • Located northeast of Portageville
  • Point on St. Louis and Memphis Line between Portageville and Conran
  • Map: 1904 McNally
• La Forge (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Laforge
  • Located on Route P east of I-55 Exit 52
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°40'17" N, 89°31'32" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 3
  • Civil township: New Madrid
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Kewanee
  • Station on Cotton Belt Line between Ristine and Farrenburg
  • Named for the LaForge family, possibly Emma C. LaForge in particular, who was the second wife of Lilbourn A. Lewis, founder of Lilbourn.
• Lilbourn (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 1,303 (Change since 1990: -5.4%)
  • Located near intersection Route D and Route U west of New Madrid
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°35'27" N, 89°36'46" W
  • Name origin: Lilbourn Anexeamander Lewis
  • Founded: October 7, 1903 by Lilbourn A. Lewis
• Linda (Unincorporated)
  • Located on county road near the intersection of MO 162 and Route M
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°24'39" N, 89°32'49" W
  • Survey: T. 21 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 33
  • Elevation: 303
  • Civil township: Le Sieur
  • School district: Portageville
  • USGS Quad: Point Pleasant
• Little River (Historical)
  • Located southwest of Sikeston
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°51'16" N, 89°39'48" W
  • Survey: T. 26 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 33
  • Elevation: 302
  • Civil township: West
  • USGS Quad: Morehouse (Not shown)
  • Station on the C.A.T. Line between Morehouse and Browns
  • Maps: 1872 Colton and 1881 Chester RR
• Lone Star (Unincorporated)
  • Located on CR 335 near the end of Route EE west of Marston and south of Baderville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°30'55" N, 89°26'28" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 26
  • Civil township: St. John
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Catron
• Lorwood (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the intersection of Route D and CR 540 west of Parma
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'34" N, 89°51'21" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 27
  • Civil township: Como
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Parma
  • Map: MoDOT
• Marston (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 610 (Change since 1990: -11.7%)
  • Located at intersection US 61 and Route EE just west of I-55 interchange
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°31'01" N, 89°36'37" W
  • Post office: Nov. 17, 1898 - Now
• Matthews (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 605 (Change since 1990: -1.5%)
  • Located on Route H between US 61 and Route AE
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°45'28" N, 89°35'12" W
• Medal (Historical)
  • Located northeast of Charter Oak, possibly along Route A
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'44" N, 89°41'57" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 18
  • Elevation: 287
  • Civil township: West
  • USGS Quad: Charter Oak (Not shown)
• Melby (Historical)
  • Located west of Parma along the railroad grade
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'19" N, 89°52'43" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 28
  • Elevation: 280
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Malden (Not shown)
• Mitchell (Historical)
  • Located just south of Tallapoosa
  • Map: 1904 McNally
• Morehouse (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 1,015 (Change since 1990: -5.0%)
  • Located at intersection MO 114 and Route Z just north of US 61 in the far northwest corner of New Madrid County
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°50'44" N, 89°41'28" W
  • Name origin: Albert Pickett Morehouse
  • Founded: ca. 1888
• New Madrid (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 3,334 (Change since 1990: -0.5%)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°35'16" N, 89°32'09" W
  • Name origin: Madrid, Spain
  • Founded: 1783 by Francois and Joseph LaSieur
• Nordlow (Historical)
  • Located between Malden and Parma along the railroad
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°35'49" N, 89°53'43" W
  • Elevation: 280
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Malden (Not shown)
• North Lilbourn (Village)
  • Population: 95 (Change since 1990: -39.5%)
  • Located adjacent to Lilbourn
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'02" N, 89°37'15" W
• Noxall (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route HH between US 61 and Route AE south of Matthews
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'21" N, 89°34'40" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 18
  • Civil township: Big Prairie
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Kewanee
• Ogden (Historical)
  • Located south of Sikeston
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°44'40" N, 89°33'23" W
  • Elevation: 307
  • Civil township: Big Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Kewanee (Not shown)
  • Maps: 1847 (Shows "Ogden P.O."), 1857 Johnson, 1866, 1867, and 1886
• Otis (Historical)
  • Located north of Lilbourn
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'48" N, 89°36'12" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 25
  • Elevation: 284
  • Civil township: Lewis
  • USGS Quad: New Madrid (Not shown)
• Otto Spur (Historical)
  • Located northeast of Charter Oak along the old railroad grade
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'57" N, 89°41'58" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 7
  • Elevation: 283
  • Civil township: West
  • USGS Quad: Charter Oak (Not shown)
• Parma (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 852 (Change since 1990: -14.4%)
  • Located at intersection MO 153 and Route D
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'48" N, 89°49'03" W
  • Founded: 1900
• Pioneer (Historical)
  • Located just southwest of Henderson Mound along the old railroad grade
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°42'12" N, 89°28'48" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 15 E., Sec. 19
  • Elevation: 299
  • Civil township: Hough
  • USGS Quad: Henderson Mound (Benchmark shown)
• Point Pleasant (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route M east of Route KK intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°27'09" N, 89°34'28" W
  • Elevation: 290
  • Civil township: Le Sieur
  • School district: Portageville
  • USGS Quad: Point Pleasant
  • Map: MoDOT (Shows incorporation)
• Portageville (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 3,295 (Change since 1990: -3.1%)
  • Located near intersections of I-55, US 61, and MO 162
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°25'47" N, 89°42'04" W
  • Name origin: Portage Bay
  • Founded: 1872
• Riddles Point (Historical)
  • Located on the Mississippi River southeast of Point Pleasant near the end of MO 162
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°22'49" N, 89°31'16" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 15
  • Civil township: Le Sieur
  • USGS Quad: Point Pleasant
  • Maps: 1857 Johnson (Shown in Pemiscot County), 1862 New Madrid (Shown opposite Tiptonville), 1872, and 1880 (Shown as Ruddles Point)
• Risco (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 392 (Change since 1990: -9.7%)
  • Located just west of US 62 and MO 153 intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°33'06" N, 89°49'12" W
• Ristine (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Ristin
  • Located on US 61 north of New Madrid
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°38'56" N, 89°32'53" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 9
  • Civil township: New Madrid
  • School district: New Madrid County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Kewanee
  • Map: 1897 McNally (Ristine Sta. or Ristin P.O.)
• Rudd (Historical)
  • Located just south of Kewanee
• Sarff (Historical)
  • Located somewhere north of Gideon
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°29'22" N, 89°55'20" W
  • Survey: T. 21 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 1
  • Elevation: 270
  • Civil township: Anderson
  • USGS Quad: Gideon (Not shown)
• Selkirk (Historical)
  • Located northeast of Henderson Mound
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'26" N, 89°27'17" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 15 E., Sec. 17
  • Elevation: 299
  • Civil township: Hough
  • USGS Quad: Henderson Mound (Benchmark shown at center of Sec. 17)
  • Point on Cotton Belt Line between Henderson Mound and Imhoff
• Sky (Historical)
  • Located northwest of Lilbourn, probably near the Route D crossing of Little River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'02" N, 89°38'32" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 27
  • Elevation: 285
  • Civil township: Lewis
  • USGS Quad: Catron (Benchmark shown)
• Small (Historical)
  • Located between Lilbourn and Marston
• Tallapoosa (Village)
  • Population: 204 (Change since 1990: +17.2%)
  • Located just north of MO 153 and Route B intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°30'27" N, 89°49'08" W
• Tram Switch (Historical)
  • Located south of Morehouse, just west of Route E
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°47'36" N, 89°41'21" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 19
  • Elevation: 292
  • Civil township: West
  • USGS Quad: Morehouse (Benchmark shown)
  • Point on Frisco railroad between Canalou and Morehouse
  • Maps: 1904 McNally and 1928 Frisco
• Turner (Historical)
  • Located northeast of Malden
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°35'16" N, 89°54'45" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 31
  • Elevation: 279
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Malden (Not shown)
  • Point on Cotton Belt line between Nordlaw and Broadwater
• Warrington (Historical)
  • Located west of Lilbourn
  • Maps: 1902 and 1904 McNally
• Wila (Historical)
  • Located between Como and Parma
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'60" N, 89°46'60" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 20
  • Elevation: 281
  • Civil township: Como
  • USGS Quad: Parma (Not shown)
• Williams Landing (Historical)
  • Located south of Point Pleasant
  • Map: 1889 Polk
• Winchester (Historical)
  • Winchester was a temporary New Madrid county seat from about 1816 to 1822, but then quickly declined.
  • Located about a half-mile south of downtown Sikeston along US 61, which probably puts it within the modern-day city limits of Sikeston
  • Named for Henderson Winchester, who lived nearby
  • Maps: 1830 Tanner, 1835 (Shows Winchester in Stoddard County), 1857 Colton, 1865 (Shows both Sikestown and Winchester), and 1872
  • Sources: Goodspeed (p. 463), Beck 1823 (Described as county seat, and p. 242)

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