Lodi is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Bennett Creek, just east of the St. Francis River. U.S. Route 67 passes through the community, approximately thirteen miles northeast of Piedmont. The Coldwater Conservation Area lies to the northeast of Lodi and Sam A. Baker State Park lies to the west across the St. Francis River.[2][3]

Lodi
Lodi is located in Missouri
Lodi
Lodi
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 37°15′23″N 90°27′10″W / 37.25639°N 90.45278°W / 37.25639; -90.45278[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWayne
Elevation427 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID721401[1]

A post office called Lodi has been in operation since 1892.[4] The name most likely is a transfer from Lodi, Italy.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lodi, Missouri
  2. ^ Coldwater, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.