Welcome to Pioneer ...

Pioneer is located in Barry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pioneer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Pioneer is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Pioneer is located in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Pioneer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Pioneer - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), California (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana (4), Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Pioneer ...

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

• Neosho
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Monett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Cassville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
  • Cassville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <3>
• Granby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Sarcoxie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
  • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <3>
• Pierce City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <3>
• Purdy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Purdy is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <3>
• Diamond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
  • Former names for Diamond:
  • Diamond Grove
  • Diamond Mill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <3>
• Exeter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <3>
• Wheaton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pioneer ...

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

Adding Pioneer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pioneer post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pioneer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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