Welcome to Jarvis ...

Jarvis is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jarvis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Jarvis is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Jarvis is located in the (636) area code.

Communities Also Named Jarvis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Jarvis - they are located in Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Jarvis ...

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

• Arnold
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Eureka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
• Valley Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Valley Park is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Park <4>
• De Soto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Pevely
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
• Crystal City
  (6 miles [9.7 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jarvis ...

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

Adding Jarvis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jarvis post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jarvis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jarvis. 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/