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Welcome to Apex ...

Apex is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Apex, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Apex is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Apex ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Apex - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Oregon.

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

Communities near Apex ...

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

  • Troy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Moscow Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
  • Elsberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hardin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <3>
  • Flint Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Grafton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Eolia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Josephville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 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 Apex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Apex.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Apex ...

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

Adding Apex to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Apex post office opened in 1880. The Apex post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apex.

Footnotes ...

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