Central Missouri

Central Region is in central Missouri and home of the state capital Jefferson City.

Cities

Map of Central Missouri

North

These cities and towns are on or near the I-70 or US50 corridor from St. Louis to Kansas City:

38.576667-92.1736111 Jefferson City — state capital of Missouri
38.965-92.74172 Boonville — starting point of the Santa Fe Trail
38.37-93.77173 Clinton — the starting point of the Katy Trail
38.95171-92.334074 Columbia — home of the University of Missouri - Columbia
38.850833-91.9480565 Fulton — site of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech
38.6992-91.43926 Hermann
38.709833-93.2295567 Sedalia — birthplace of composer Scott Joplin, the "King of Ragtime."
38.431389-92.8444448 Versailles
38.4594-93.20449 Cole Camp — known for the annual street fair in September. It also hosts a Maifest in May, an Oktoberfest in October, and a Christbaumfest in late November; all highlight the town's German heritage.
38.245278-93.37722210 Warsaw — close to the Truman State Park.

South

These cities and towns appear primarily along the former US Route 66 from St. Louis to Springfield:

38.151667-91.247511 Bourbon
37.5008-92.824412 Conway
38.0631-91.403313 Cuba
37.678333-92.66166714 Lebanon
37.9261-91.977815 Jerome
37.948889-91.76305616 Rolla , home of the University of Missouri - Rolla
37.645599-91.53598117 Salem
37.8244-92.133618 St. Robert

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Lake of the Ozarks

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Columbia Regional Airport (COU^IATA)

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The Santa Fe Trail originates in this region.

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