Welcome to Akers ...
Akers is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Akers is located in Shannon County<1>.
Akers was established in 1886.
Akers is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Akers lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Akers: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Akers ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Akers - they are located in California, Kentucky, Louisiana and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Akers.
Communities near Akers ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Akers.
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salem
- From Akers to Salem
- Licking
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
- Licking is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <4>
- Eminence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Eminence is located in Shannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
- Summersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
- Bunker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Bunker is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <4>
- Raymondville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
- Raymondville is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Raymondville
- From Akers to Raymondville
- Jadwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jadwin
- From Akers to Jadwin
- Darien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darien. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Darien
- From Akers to Darien
- Hartshorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Round Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Round Spring
- From Akers to Round Spring
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 Akers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Akers.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Akers. 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 Akers.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Akers. See our Newspapers Page for Akers.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Akers ...
Looking for more information about Akers? 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 Akers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Akers.
Adding Akers to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Akers 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 Akers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Akers post office opened in 1884.
We also found Akers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Akers.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Akers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Shannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Akers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Akers area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Akers area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |