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Welcome to Billmore ...

Billmore is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Billmore is located in Oregon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Billmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Billmore is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Billmore: 417

Communities near Billmore ...

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

  • Thayer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mammoth Spring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Alton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenden Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Former names for Ravenden Springs:
    • Dream Town
    • Jane's Store
  • Myrtle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtle is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Elm Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Store is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
  • Garfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Garfield is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Gatewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • Spring Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Spring Creek is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Couch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Billmore ...

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

Adding Billmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Billmore 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 Billmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Billmore post office opened in 1885. The Billmore post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Billmore.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Oregon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Billmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/