Welcome to Conrad ...

Conrad is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conrad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Conrad is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Conrad: (618)

Communities Also Named Conrad ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Conrad - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Conrad ...

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

• O'Fallon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Saint Charles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Saint Peters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <4>
• Florissant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Chesterfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Wentzville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <4>
• Maryland Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• Hazelwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <4>
• Lake Saint Louis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Louis
  • Lake Saint Louis is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Saint Louis <4>
• Dardenne Prairie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
  • Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <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 Conrad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conrad.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conrad ...

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

Adding Conrad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Conrad post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conrad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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