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Welcome to Horine ...

Horine is located in Jefferson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Horine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Horine is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Horine: (636)

Communities near Horine ...

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

  • Arnold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Festus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Columbia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
  • Waterloo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Monroe County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
  • Sunset Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
  • De Soto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
    • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
  • Fenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Fenton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
  • Hillsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
  • Byrnes Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnes Mill
    • Byrnes Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrnes Mill <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 Horine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horine ...

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

Adding Horine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Horine post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horine.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horine. 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 Horine - 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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