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Welcome to Chouteau ...

Chouteau is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chouteau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Chouteau is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chouteau: 913

Communities Also Named Chouteau ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Chouteau - they are located in Missouri (2) and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Chouteau ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Overland Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Olathe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Lenexa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leavenworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Leawood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Raytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <3>
  • Gladstone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chouteau ...

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

Adding Chouteau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chouteau 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 (so far) for Chouteau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chouteau post office opened in 1881. The Chouteau post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chouteau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chouteau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/