Welcome to Teresita ...

Teresita is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Teresita is located in Shannon County<1>.

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

Teresita was established in 1904.

Teresita is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Teresita: (573)

Communities Also Named Teresita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Teresita - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Teresita ...

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

• Mountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Willow Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Willow Springs is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <4>
• Winona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Shannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
• Birch Tree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
  • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <4>
• Eminence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Shannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
• Summersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
• Peace Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
  • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
• Hattie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
  • Hattie is located in Texas County
• Thomasville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
• Alley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Alley is located in Shannon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Teresita ...

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

Adding Teresita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Teresita post office opened in 1903.

We also found Teresita on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Teresita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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