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Welcome to Banner ...

Banner is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Banner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Banner is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Banner: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Banner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Banner - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Banner ...

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

  • Park Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Potosi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Potosi is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
  • Bismarck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
  • Elvins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Ironton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leadwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Pilot Knob
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Viburnum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Arcadia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banner ...

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

Adding Banner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Banner post office opened in 1924. The Banner post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Banner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Banner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Banner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Banner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/