Welcome to Little Compton ...
Little Compton is located in Carroll County<1>.
The location of Little Compton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Compton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Little Compton is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Little Compton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Little Compton is within the boundaries of the (660) area code.
Communities Also Named Little Compton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Little Compton - it's located in Rhode Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Compton.
Communities near Little Compton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Compton.
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <4>
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
- Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Brunswick is located in Chariton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
- Meadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Hale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Laclede
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
- Laclede is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laclede <4>
- Bosworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Wheeling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Miami
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Miami is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <4>
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Little Compton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Compton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Compton. 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 Little Compton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Compton. See our Newspapers Page for Little Compton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Compton ...
Looking for more information about Little Compton? 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 Little Compton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Compton.
Adding Little Compton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Compton 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 Little Compton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Little Compton post office opened in 1850.
We also found Little Compton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Compton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Compton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Carroll, 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 Little Compton - 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/ |