Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Wainwright is an
unincorporated community in southern
Callaway County , in the
U.S. state of
Missouri .
[1] The community is on
Missouri Route 94 on the north edge of the
Missouri River valley.
Jefferson City is six miles to the west.
[2] The Katy Trail passes through Wainwright at mile 137.6.
[3]
History
A post office called Wainwright was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1953.
[4] The community was named after a St. Louis entrepreneur.
[5]
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wainwright, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.38
ISBN
0899332242
^
"Wainwright, MO on the Katy Trail" . bikekatytrail.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016 .
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2016 .
^
"Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from
the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016 .
38°35′03″N 92°04′01″W / 38.58429°N 92.066963°W / 38.58429; -92.066963