Cowgill, MO

Cowgill is a city in southern Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the United States. The 2020 census counted 168 residents. Cowgill was laid out in 1887 by Milwaukee Land Company along the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad. The community was named for James Cowgill, who lived in the area. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Cowgill, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Cowgill, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Cowgill is located on Missouri Route B just south of Missouri Route 116 between Polo six miles to the west and Braymer seven miles to the east-northeast.