Kewanee is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately five miles north of New Madrid, and about one mile west of U.S. Routes 61/62.[2]

Kewanee got its start in 1910 as a lumber company town.[3] The community was named after Kewanee, Illinois, the native home of a lumber official.[3] A post office called Kewanee has been in operation since 1907.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kewanee, Missouri
  2. ^ Kewanee, Mo, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971
  3. ^ a b "New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

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