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Welcome to Althea ...

Althea is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Althea is located in Ozark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Althea, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Althea is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Althea: 417

Communities Also Named Althea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Althea - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Althea ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bakersfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Elijah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elijah is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
  • Tecumseh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Udall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Udall is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
  • Zanoni ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zanoni is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
  • Caulfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hardenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Trail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trail is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Althea ...

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

Adding Althea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Althea in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Althea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Althea post office opened in 1921. The Althea post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Althea.

Footnotes ...

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