Welcome to Pepsin ...

Pepsin is located in Newton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pepsin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Pepsin is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pepsin lies within the (417) area code.

Communities near Pepsin ...

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

• Joplin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Carthage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Neosho
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <4>
• Monett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <4>
• Carl Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <4>
• Oronogo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <4>
• Granby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <4>
• Carterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Duquesne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
  • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pepsin ...

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

Adding Pepsin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pepsin 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 Pepsin was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1888.

We also found Pepsin in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Pepsin post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pepsin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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