Catron, Missouri

Overview

• Location: New Madrid County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 68 (Change since 1990: -16.0%)
• Name origin: Mr. W. C. Catron
• Previously known as: Mays Switch

Geography

• Located at intersection Route D and Route W
• Latitude: 36°36'44" N   (+36.6122)
• Longitude: 89°42'17" W   (-89.7048)
• Civil township: Como
• Land area: 0.40 square miles (253.7 acres)

As the crow flies, Catron is...

• 1.9 miles NW of Dodds
• 2.8 miles E of Como
• 4.4 miles NE of Baderville
• 4.7 miles W of North Lilbourn
• 5.3 miles W of Lilbourn
• 5.8 miles SE of La Valle
• 6.2 miles E of Parma
• 6.3 miles SE of Maulsby
• 6.6 miles NW of Howardville
• 7.2 miles S of Charter Oak
• 48.9 miles S of Cape Girardeau
• 141.7 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for W. C. Catron, early settler

Demographics