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Welcome to Catawissa ...

Catawissa is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catawissa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Catawissa is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Catawissa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Catawissa: 636

The ZIP code for Catawissa: 63015<3>

Communities Also Named Catawissa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Catawissa - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Catawissa.

Communities near Catawissa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Catawissa.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Catawissa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catawissa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Catawissa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Catawissa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Catawissa. See our Newspapers Page for Catawissa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catawissa ...

Looking for more information about Catawissa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Catawissa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Catawissa.

Adding Catawissa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catawissa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Catawissa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Catawissa post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catawissa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Catawissa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Catawissa). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Catawissa or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/