Kewanee is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

New Madrid County ; french: Comté de New Madrid) is a county located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,434. The largest city and county seat is New Madrid, located on the northern side of the Kentucky Bend ...

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

, United States. It is located approximately five miles north of New Madrid, and about one mile west of U.S. Routes 61/ 62. Kewanee got its start in 1910 as a lumber company town. The community was named after

Kewanee, Illinois Kewanee () is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. "Kewanee" is the Winnebago word for greater prairie chicken, which lived there. The population was 12,509 at the 2020 census, down from 12,944 in 2000. Geography According to the ...

, the native home of a lumber official. A post office called Kewanee has been in operation since 1907.

References

Unincorporated communities in New Madrid County, Missouri Populated places established in 1910 Unincorporated communities in Missouri 1910 establishments in Missouri {{NewMadridCountyMO-geo-stub