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Welcome to Byrnesville ...

Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County<1>.


The location of Byrnesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Byrnesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Byrnesville is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Byrnesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Byrnesville is located in the (636) area code.

Communities near Byrnesville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Byrnesville.

  • Chesterfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
  • Ballwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
  • Kirkwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Arnold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
  • Festus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
  • Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
  • Crestwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
    • Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Eureka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Byrnesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byrnesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Byrnesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Byrnesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Byrnesville. See our Newspapers Page for Byrnesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byrnesville ...

Looking for more information about Byrnesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Byrnesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Byrnesville.

Adding Byrnesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Byrnesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Byrnesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Byrnesville post office opened in 1875.

We also found Byrnesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byrnesville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Byrnesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Byrnesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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