Welcome to Asper ...
So far, we found very little information about Asper. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Asper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Asper, please Contact Us.
Asper would have been located within present day Carroll County<2>.
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The location of Asper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Asper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Asper is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Asper was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Asper was located: 660
Communities near Asper ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asper.
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <5>
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
- Braymer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braymer
- Braymer is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braymer <5>
- Meadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Hale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Bosworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Wheeling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Mendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Bogard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard
- Bogard is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogard <5>
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 Asper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asper.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asper. 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 Asper.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asper. See our Newspapers Page for Asper.
Adding Asper to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Asper 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 for Asper was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Asper on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Asper.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Asper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |