Welcome to Bachelor ...

Bachelor is located in Callaway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bachelor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Bachelor is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bachelor: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Bachelor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bachelor - they are located in California and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Bachelor ...

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

• Fulton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Mexico
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Montgomery City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
  • Montgomery City is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery City <4>
• Wellsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Auxvasse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxvasse
  • Auxvasse is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auxvasse <4>
• New Florence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Florence
  • New Florence is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Florence <4>
• Laddonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddonia
  • Laddonia is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laddonia <4>
• Martinsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Rush Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
  • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Kingdom City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingdom City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom City
  • Kingdom City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingdom City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bachelor ...

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

Adding Bachelor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bachelor 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 for Bachelor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Bachelor post office opened in 1875.

We also found Bachelor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bachelor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bachelor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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