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Welcome to Bend ...

Bend is located in Maries County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bend, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Bend is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bend: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bend - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, Oregon (2), South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bend ...

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

  • Rolla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rolla is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <4>
  • Saint James
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Linn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Linn is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
  • Belle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
  • Vienna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Doolittle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Bland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bland is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <4>
  • Newburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Newburg is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Freeburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeburg is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 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 Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bend ...

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

Adding Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bend post office opened in 1900. The Bend post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bend.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Maries, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bend - 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 Bend area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Bend 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/