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Welcome to Anabel ...

Anabel is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anabel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Anabel is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Anabel: 660

The ZIP code for Anabel: 63431<3>

Communities Also Named Anabel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Anabel - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Anabel ...

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

  • Macon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shelbina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clarence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bevier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Shelbyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Atlanta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlanta is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Callao
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cairo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cairo is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jacksonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 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 Anabel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anabel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anabel ...

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

Adding Anabel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Anabel post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anabel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anabel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Anabel). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Anabel or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/