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.

Municipalities and communities of McDonald County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Pineville

Cities	Anderson Goodman Lanagan Noel Pineville Southwest City

Villages	Ginger Blue Jane

Unincorporated communities	Arnett Bethpage Caverna Cove Coy Cyclone Erie Hart Jacket Longview May McNatt Pack Powell Rocky Comfort Simcoe Splitlog Tiff City

Ghost town	Enterprise

Coordinates: 36°37′22″N 94°10′51″W / 36.62278°N 94.18083°W / 36.62278; -94.18083

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