Keytesville, Missouri

Keytesville, Missouri
Location of Keytesville, Missouri
Location of Keytesville, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°25′53″N 92°56′13″W / 39.43139°N 92.93694°W / 39.43139; -92.93694
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyChariton
Incorporated1868
Named forJames Keyte
Area
 • Total0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Land0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total440
 • Density572.17/sq mi (220.93/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65261
Area code660
FIPS code29-38468[3]
GNIS feature ID2395525[2]

Keytesville is a city in and the county seat of Chariton County, Missouri, United States.[4] The population was 440 as of the 2020 census.[5] Keytesville is the hometown of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, who commanded the "Screaming Eagles" 101st Airborne division during the Normandy invasion of World War II. Confederate General Sterling Price, who attacked Keytesville during an unsuccessful cavalry raid across his home state, had previously operated a hotel there.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keytesville, Missouri
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2021.