Fielden, Missouri
unincorporated community in Missouri
Fielden is an unincorporated community in south central Douglas County, Missouri, United States. Fielden is located on the floodplain of Fox Creek along County Road 14-343, south of Missouri Route 14 and west of Gentryville. The townsite is at an elevation of 778 ft (237 m).
History
A post office called Fielden was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1909. The community took its name from a local sawmill of the same name.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q27984998. Authority coordinates are 36.862, -92.383. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1894 and 1909.
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