Welcome to Bessville ...
Bessville is located in Bollinger County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bessville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Bessville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bessville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bessville: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Bessville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bessville.
- Fredericktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Cobalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Marquand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Sedgewickville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Whitewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Zalma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Glenallen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Grassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
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 Bessville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bessville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bessville. 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 Bessville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bessville. See our Newspapers Page for Bessville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bessville ...
Looking for more information about Bessville? 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 Bessville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bessville.
Adding Bessville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bessville 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 Bessville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bessville post office opened in 1856. The Bessville post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bessville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Bollinger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bessville - 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 Bessville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Bessville 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/ |