Welcome to Dingley ...
So far, we found very little information about Dingley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dingley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dingley, please Contact Us.
Dingley would have been located within present day Osage County<2>.
The location of Dingley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dingley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dingley is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Dingley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Dingley would have been located in the (573) area code.
Communities Also Named Dingley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dingley - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dingley.
Communities near Dingley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dingley.
- Owensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owensville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <5>
- Linn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Linn is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <5>
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Maries County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
- Freeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Rosebud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rosebud is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <5>
- Westphalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Westphalia is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westphalia <5>
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Koenig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Lanes Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Paydown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Dingley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dingley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dingley. 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 Dingley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dingley. See our Newspapers Page for Dingley.
Adding Dingley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dingley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dingley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dingley post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dingley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dingley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dingley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |