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Welcome to Ardmore ...

Ardmore is located in Macon County<1>.

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

When the people of Ardmore refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Ardmorite<2>

Ardmore is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Ardmore: 660

Communities Also Named Ardmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Ardmore - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ardmore ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ardmore ...

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

Adding Ardmore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ardmore post office opened in 1889. The Ardmore post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ardmore.

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>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Ardmore refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Ardmore may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ardmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/