Welcome to Terry ...

Terry is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Terry is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Terry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Terry: This one is located in Saint Clair County and the other is located in Pemiscot County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 17 communities that are also named Terry - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Terry ...

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

• Humansville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humansville
  • Humansville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humansville <4>
• Osceola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Lowry City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry City
  • Lowry City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry City <4>
• Hermitage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
• Weaubleau
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
  • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <4>
• Wheatland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
• Preston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Cross Timbers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
  • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Collins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <4>
• Flemington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 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 Terry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Terry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terry ...

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

Adding Terry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Terry post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Terry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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