Saint Catharine or St. Catharine 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 ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in southeast Linn County,

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, United States. Saint Catharine is located approximately four miles east of Brookfield on

Missouri Route 11 Route 11 is a highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 15 near Baring; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States highways o ...

. The

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington Route, the Burlington, or as the Q, it operated extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illin ...

passes the south side of the community. St. Catharine was founded in 1856, and is not named for

Catherine of Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria (also spelled Katherine); grc-gre, ἡ Ἁγία Αἰκατερίνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς ; ar, سانت كاترين; la, Catharina Alexandrina). is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, wh ...

, but instead for Mrs. Catherine Elliot, by her husband, William Elliot. A post office called Saint Catherine was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1993.

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Saint Catharine, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{LinnCountyMO-geo-stub