Berwick is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in eastern
Newton County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community is located in the west flowing
Clear Creek floodplain south of the stream. The Berwick cemetery and church are located on a hill southwest of the village location.
Missouri Route JJ
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in addit ...
crosses the valley about one-half mile east and
U.S. Route 60 passes one mile south of the community.
History
A post office called Berwick was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1908. The community was named after the proprietor of a local country store.
References
Unincorporated communities in Newton County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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