Welcome to Temple ...
So far, we found very little information about Temple. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Temple to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Temple, please Contact Us.
Temple would have been located within present day Vernon County<2>.
The location of Temple has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Temple, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Temple is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Temple was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Temple once stood is in the (417) area code.
Communities Also Named Temple ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Temple - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Temple.
Communities near Temple ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Temple.
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <5>
- Fort Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <5>
- Rich Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <5>
- Sheldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <5>
- Hume
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Bronaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
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 Temple. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Temple.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Temple. 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 Temple.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Temple. See our Newspapers Page for Temple.
Adding Temple to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Temple 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 Temple was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Temple post office opened in 1886.
We also found Temple in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Temple.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Temple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Temple - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |