Steele, MO

united states

Steele is a small farming town in Missouri's southeastern corner, about 15 miles from Interstate 55 via Highway 164. The community of 1,500 sits in flat Delta farmland near the Arkansas border, with cotton fields stretching in every direction. Most visitors arrive from I-55 Exit 40, with Cape Girardeau an hour northwest and Memphis accessible via I-55 south through Arkansas. The town hosts an annual Cotton Carnival celebrating the crop that defines this agricultural region.