Welcome to Cincinnati ...

Cincinnati is located in Ralls County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cincinnati, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

When the people of Cincinnati refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cincinnatian<3>

Cincinnati is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Cincinnati lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Cincinnati ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cincinnati - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (5), Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Cincinnati ...

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

• Hannibal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <5>
• Palmyra
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <5>
• Vandalia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <5>
• Monroe City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <5>
• New London
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Perry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <5>
• Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <5>
• Frankford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <5>
• Farber
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
  • Farber is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• Rensselaer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cincinnati ...

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

Adding Cincinnati to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cincinnati post office opened in 1835.

We also found Cincinnati on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cincinnati.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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