Welcome to Cody ...

Cody is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Cody is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cody, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Cody is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cody lies within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Cody ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Cody: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in New Madrid County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 14 communities that are also named Cody - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Cody ...

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

• Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Nixa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
• Ozark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Republic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Marshfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Marshfield is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshfield <4>
• Battlefield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Rogersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Strafford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <4>
• Sparta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Seymour
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <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 Cody. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cody.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cody ...

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

Adding Cody to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cody post office opened in 1901.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cody.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

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