Missouri
Holt
Minton Township

Fortescue

Fortescue is a village in southwestern , , United States. The population was 21 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 48 residents
  • Description: village in Holt County, Missouri, United States
  • Also known as: “Fortescue, Missouri” and “Fortescue, MO”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Big Lake.

Lake
is a 646-acre oxbow lake in , . A village name is located along the eastern shore of the lake. It is the largest oxbow lake in the state of , which also makes it the largest natural body of water. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fortescue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Big Lake and Bigelow.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a in western , , United States. The population was 65 at the 2020 census. The village is located on the 646-acre , which is the largest oxbow lake in Missouri. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fortescue.

Hamlet
is a village in western , , United States. The population was 5 at the 2020 census. is situated 4½ miles north of Fortescue.

Village
Photo: Patricia DuBose Duncan, Public domain.
is a city in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 115. It was named for Francis , a son of Chief of the Iowa people. is situated 5 miles south of Fortescue.

Fortescue

Latitude
40.05222° or 40° 3′ 8″ north
Longitude
-95.31831° or 95° 19′ 6″ west
Population
48
Elevation
856 feet (261 metres)
Open location code
86G63M2J+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151668085
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5055046
Wiki­data ID
Q968894
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Fortescue” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فورتسكيو”
  • Basque: “Fortescue”
  • Catalan: “Fortescue”
  • Chinese: “Fortescue”
  • Chinese: “福蒂斯丘”
  • Dutch: “Fortescue”
  • French: “Fortescue”
  • German: “Fortescue”
  • Gilaki: “فؤرتسکیو (ميزؤري)”
  • Gilaki: “فؤرتسکیو”
  • Haitian: “Fortescue, Missouri”
  • Haitian: “Fortescue”
  • Italian: “Fortescue”
  • Kazakh: “Forteskyu”
  • Kazakh: “Фортескю”
  • Kazakh: “فورتەسكيۋ”
  • Kirghiz: “Фортескю”
  • Ladin: “Fortescue”
  • Malagasy: “Fortescue, Missouri”
  • Malagasy: “Fortescue”
  • Mazanderani: “فورتسکیو (میزوری)”
  • Mazanderani: “فورتسکیو”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Fortescue”
  • Persian: “فورتسکیو، میسوری”
  • Portuguese: “Fortescue”
  • Serbian: “Фортејскју”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fortescue, Missouri”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fortescue”
  • Spanish: “Fortescue”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортескю”
  • Uzbek: “Fortescue”
  • Uzbek: “Фортесcуе”
  • Volapük: “Fortescue”

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