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Welcome to Mitchellville ...

Mitchellville is located in Harrison County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitchellville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Mitchellville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mitchellville lies within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Mitchellville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mitchellville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Mitchellville ...

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

  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
  • Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Ridgeway is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
  • Gilman City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman City
    • Gilman City is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman City <4>
  • Pattonsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eagleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • New Hampton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
    • New Hampton is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Blythedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blythedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
    • Blythedale is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Coffey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
    • Coffey is located in Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jameson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jameson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
    • Jameson is located in Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jameson <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 Mitchellville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mitchellville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchellville ...

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

Adding Mitchellville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mitchellville post office opened in 1865.

We also found Mitchellville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitchellville.

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