Good Water is an unincorporated community in northwest Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
Good Water, Missouri | |
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| Coordinates: 37°42′48″N 91°02′46″W / 37.71333°N 91.04611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Iron |
| Elevation | 1,011 ft (308 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 573 |
| GNIS feature ID | 750071[1] |
The community is on Missouri Route Z approximately 4.5 miles due east of Viburnum and 3.5 miles southeast of Courtois in adjacent Washington County. Courtois Creek flows past the site.[2]
History
editA post office called Good Water was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1943.[3] The community was so named for the superior quality of the springwater near the original town site.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Good Water, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
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