Powell, Missouri
For the extinct town in Cass County, see Powell, Cass County, Missouri.
Powell is an unincorporated community in eastern McDonald County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route E about ten miles east of Pineville. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Powell has been in operation since 1871.[2] The community has the name of one Mr. Powell, a businessperson in the local liquor trade.[3] The 1915 Powell Bridge, a single-lane pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge, is 0.4 miles southwest of the community and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powell, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
Coordinates: 36°37′22″N 94°10′51″W / 36.62278°N 94.18083°W
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