Cowgill, Missouri

About Cowgill

Cowgill is a tiny community in northwestern Missouri counting 172 people who proudly call it home.

Cowgill holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.24 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 717 residents per square mile.

📰 Cowgill News Today

• Abby Lee Thompson Obituary Sep 17, 2026 Lindley Funeral Homes · Sep 17
• Cowgill, MO Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• Cowgill man faces rape, sodomy and child abuse allegations KTTN · Jul 2
• Obituary for Marie Shrum Stith Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services · May 28
• Bobbie Lynn Vermillion Obituary (2026) - Cowgill, MO - Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Richmond Legacy | Obituary · Aug 18

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What Makes Cowgill Unique

• The only place in America named Cowgill — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• Positioned in northwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Freedom Farm Exotics · Zoo

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Cowgill

• COWGILL ELEM.

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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