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Welcome to Byrnesville ...

Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Byrnesville is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Byrnesville: 636

Communities near Byrnesville ...

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

  • Chesterfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ballwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Kirkwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Arnold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Festus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <3>
  • Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
  • Crestwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Eureka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byrnesville ...

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

Adding Byrnesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Byrnesville post office opened in 1875. The Byrnesville post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byrnesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Byrnesville - 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/