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Welcome to Calumet ...

Calumet is located in Pike County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Calumet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Calumet is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Calumet is within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Calumet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Calumet - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Calumet.

Communities near Calumet ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Louisiana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elsberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
    • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <3>
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <3>
  • Eolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
    • Eolia is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <3>
  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Nebo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Nebo is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <3>
  • Silex
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Silex is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Curryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
    • Curryville is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Hamburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <3>

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 Calumet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calumet.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calumet. 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 Calumet.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calumet ...

Looking for more information about Calumet? 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 Calumet, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Calumet.

Adding Calumet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Calumet 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 Calumet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Calumet post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calumet.

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

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 Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calumet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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