Cote Sans Dessein
A historical populated place in Callaway County, Missouri, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS historical note
This was the first settlement in Callaway County. It began as a French trading post. The name means "hill without design". The town is now gone due to Missouri River encroachments.
Also recorded as
- Cote sans Dessein
- Cotē Sans Dissein
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 738631. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.
- Text Ramsay Place-Name Card Collection. A collection of approximately 32,000 place names on filing cards. Three sets exits: one at USGS-GNIS in Reston, Virginia; one in the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection at the University of Missouri-Columbia; one in the State Historical Society of Missouri at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The last set was used for Phase II compilation because it was organized by counties. Names were collected by students writing theses during the period 1929 to 1945. The date on the Phase II entry refers to the year of completion of the thesis that covered a given county.
- Text U.S. Board on Geographic Names BGN work cards 1891-07-01 00:00:00
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.