Welcome to Local ...

Local is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Local, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Local is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Local is within the (636) area code.

Communities near Local ...

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

• Wildwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• Ballwin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
• Kirkwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Arnold
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Festus
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Crestwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
  • Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
• Eureka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Town and Country
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town and Country have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
  • Town and Country is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
• Ellisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <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 Local. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Local.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Local ...

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

Adding Local to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Local post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Local.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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