Clearwater is an

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in Saline Township in Sainte Genevieve County,

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, United States. It is located approximately fifteen miles southwest of Sainte Genevieve on

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History

Clearwater was named by the town's first postmaster, J. C. Nations, for Clearwater,

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, where his cousin lived. The town is on the west coast of Florida, near

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. A post office was established at Clearwater in 1929, and remained in operation until 1981.

References

Unincorporated communities in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{SainteGenevieveCountyMO-geo-stub