Welcome to Trading Post ...

Trading Post is located in Linn County<1>.

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

Trading Post is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Trading Post: 913

Communities near Trading Post ...

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

• Butler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Butler is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Pleasanton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasanton is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <3>
• La Cygne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • La Cygne is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <3>
• Drexel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Drexel is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <3>
• Linn Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Linn Valley is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
• Mound City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound City is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <3>
• Hume
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• Prescott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Prescott is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
• Parker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Parker is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
• Fontana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fontana is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 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 Trading Post. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trading Post.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trading Post ...

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

Adding Trading Post to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trading Post 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 Trading Post was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Trading Post post office opened in 1880. The Trading Post post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trading Post.