Blackwater, Missouri - Population - 199
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 58.552 W 092° 59.848
15S E 500219 N 4314098
Neat small town - created by the railroad, and almost died by the same hand...
Waymark Code: WM121E4
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2020
Views: 1
County of sign: Chariton County
Location of sign: W. Broadway St. (US 24) & Buchanan St., Brunswick
Sign Text:
CITY LIMITS
BLACKWATER
POP 199
"The historic town of Blackwater sits just South of the river of the same name. The name Blackwater comes from the black soil on the riverbanks and the adjoining bottomlands and is believed to have originated from the Indians who roamed the area.
"This unique town was founded in 1887 when in Spring of that same year the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company surveyed for the location of the Missouri River Route. The route was known as the J.C.B. & L. Soon after the surveying of the railroad began and later that year the the town of Blackwater sprang up." ~ The City of Blackwater