Welcome to La Rue ...

La Rue is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Rue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

La Rue is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for La Rue: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named La Rue ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named La Rue - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near La Rue ...

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

• Cape Girardeau
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
  • Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <4>
• Carbondale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Murphysboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <4>
• Anna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
• Jonesboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Cobden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
  • Cobden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <4>
• Grand Tower
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
  • Grand Tower is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <4>
• Makanda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda
  • Makanda is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makanda <4>
• Alto Pass
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Pass
  • Alto Pass is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto Pass <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 La Rue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Rue.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Rue ...

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

Adding La Rue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Rue 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 La Rue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the La Rue post office opened in 1903.

We also found La Rue in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Rue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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