Risco, MO

Risco is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 286 residents. A post office called Risco has been in operation since 1903. The community derives its name from the Frisco Railroad. The school system consists of an elementary school, a combination middle and high school and a gymnasium, all on the same plot of land. Risco's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Missouri setting. The local scoop is how Risco's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Risco is situated along U.S. Route 62, west of the highway's intersection with Missouri Route 153. Risco lies approximately seven miles east of Malden and sixteen miles west of New Madrid.