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Waynesville is located on Roubidoux Creek, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Gasconade River. The northern boundary of Fort Leonard Wood is about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south. [9] The Roubidoux Spring, 15th largest in the state, is located in the city limits.
The creek cuts north through Fort Leonard Wood before crossing underneath Interstate 44 and into the city limits of Waynesville. [ 3 ] The former townsite of Roubidoux is located at the confluence of the east and west forks of the Roubidoux at 37°25′21″N 92°08′53″W / 37.42250°N 92.14806°W / 37.42250; -92.
Roubidoux Spring is a second magnitude freshwater spring located within the city limits of Waynesville in the Missouri Ozarks.The spring discharges from the base of a rock ledge that has been capped by a large concrete wall, built to hold the road that passes over the spring.
Pulaski County's earliest settlers were the Quapaw, Missouria and Osage Native Americans. After the Lewis and Clark Expedition of the early 19th century, white settlers came to the area, many from Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas; the earliest pioneers appeared to have settled as early as 1818, and the town of Waynesville was designated the county seat by the Missouri Legislature in 1833.
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The State of Missouri is currently divided into eight congressional districts, with each one being represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The current dean of the Missouri delegation is Representative Sam Graves (MO-6) of the Republican Party .
I-44 enters Missouri in Newton County at the eastern terminus of the Will Rogers Turnpike, 200 yards (180 m) south of the Kansas state line. The first interchange in Missouri is the eastern terminus of both U.S. Route 166 (US 166) and US 400.
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