Welcome to School ...

School is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

School is located in Stone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of School, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

School is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

School lies within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named School ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named School - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near School ...

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

• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Republic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Aurora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Battlefield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Clever
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
• Marionville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marionville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marionville <4>
• Crane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <4>
• Billings
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <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 School. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for School.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for School ...

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

Adding School to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the School post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for School.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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