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'''Catron''' is a city in [[New Madrid County, Missouri|New Madrid County]], [[Missouri]]. It is the smallest city in the county, with a population of 67 at the 2010 census.
==History==
The community has been in existence since the late 1870s, developing after the laying out of the Cottonbelt Railroad nearby and the construction of a sawmill to cut timber in the area. It was initially known as May's Switch, then as Little River Station, but after the establishment of a post office in 1895, it was named for W. C. Catron, one of the early settlers.<ref>https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html</ref>
==Geography==
Catron is located on State Route D in central New Madrid County, about ten miles west of [[New Madrid, Missouri|New Madrid]] and six miles east of [[Parma, Missouri|Parma]]. Its exact coordinates are 36°36’44”N 89°42’17”W.
The Catron area is characterized by the flat, low-lying terrain of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It has a total area of 0.37 square miles, and an average elevation of 282 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
==History==
The community has been in existence since the late 1870s, developing after the laying out of the Cottonbelt Railroad nearby and the construction of a sawmill to cut timber in the area. It was initially known as May's Switch, then as Little River Station, but after the establishment of a post office in 1895, it was named for W. C. Catron, one of the early settlers.<ref>https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html</ref>
==Geography==
Catron is located on State Route D in central New Madrid County, about ten miles west of [[New Madrid, Missouri|New Madrid]] and six miles east of [[Parma, Missouri|Parma]]. Its exact coordinates are 36°36’44”N 89°42’17”W.
The Catron area is characterized by the flat, low-lying terrain of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It has a total area of 0.37 square miles, and an average elevation of 282 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>