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Welcome to Amanda ...

Amanda is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amanda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Amanda is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Amanda: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Amanda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Amanda - they are located in Florida, Manitoba, Ohio (2), Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Amanda ...

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

  • Sullivan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint James
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Steelville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bourbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Oak Grove has also been known as:
    • Oak Grove Village
  • Leasburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Sullivan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Saint Cloud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Rosati
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rosati is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
  • Sankey ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sankey is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amanda ...

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

Adding Amanda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amanda 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 Amanda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Amanda post office opened in 1857. The Amanda post office closed in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amanda.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amanda - 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 Amanda area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Amanda 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>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/