Welcome to Umber ...

Umber is located in Cedar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Umber, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Umber is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Umber is within the (417) area code.

Communities near Umber ...

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

• Bolivar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Stockton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Humansville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lockwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• Walnut Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
• Fair Play
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
• Everton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
  • Everton is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <4>
• Jerico Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerico Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
  • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
• Dadeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
  • Dadeville is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <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 Umber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Umber.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Umber ...

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

Adding Umber to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Umber post office opened in 1897.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Umber.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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