Leadwood, Missouri

Overview

• Location: St. Francois County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 1,160 (Change since 1990: -7.0%)
• Name origin: lead
• Previously known as: Owl Creek

Geography

• Located on MO 8 west of Park Hills
• Latitude: 37°51'52" N   (+37.8645)
• Longitude: 90°35'26" W   (-90.5904)
• Civil township: Randolph
• Land area: 1.2 square miles

As the crow flies, Leadwood is...

• 0.6 miles NW of Daytown
• 1.4 miles E of Frankclay
• 1.4 miles NW of Mitchell
• 1.5 miles W of Gumbo
• 1.7 miles NE of Wortham
• 3.0 miles N of Davis
• 3.7 miles SW of Hoffman Junction
• 3.8 miles SE of Terre du Lac
• 3.9 miles W of Desloge
• 3.9 miles NW of Derby
• 56.8 miles SW of St. Louis
• 68.8 miles NW of Cape Girardeau

History

Name origin

Named for the local lead mining industry

Demographics