Welcome to Palmetto ...

Palmetto is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Palmetto is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmetto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Palmetto is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Palmetto is within the boundaries of the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Palmetto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Palmetto - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Palmetto ...

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

• Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Nixa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
• Ozark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Marshfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Marshfield is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshfield <4>
• Battlefield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Strafford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <4>
• Sparta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Seymour
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
• Fair Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <4>
• Highlandville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
  • Highlandville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlandville <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 Palmetto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmetto.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmetto ...

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

Adding Palmetto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Palmetto post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmetto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmetto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/