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Welcome to Agnes ...

Agnes is located in Laclede County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Agnes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Agnes is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Agnes: 417

Communities Also Named Agnes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Agnes - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky and Texas.

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

Communities near Agnes ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Conway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hartville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Phillipsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Plato
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Twin Bridges
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Competition
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Competition is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
  • Jerktail ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerktail is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
  • Pease
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pease is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Agnes ...

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

Adding Agnes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Agnes post office opened in 1896. The Agnes post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Agnes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Laclede, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Agnes - 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/