Welcome to Cadet ...

Cadet is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Cadet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cadet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Cadet is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cadet is within the boundaries of the (573) area code.

The ZIP code for Cadet: 63630<4>

Communities Also Named Cadet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cadet - they are located in Colorado, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cadet ...

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

• Park Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <5>
• Bonne Terre
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <5>
• De Soto
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <5>
• Desloge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <5>
• Flat River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
• Hillsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Potosi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <5>
• Bismarck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <5>
• Elvins
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elvins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
• Leadwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
  • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cadet ...

Looking for more information about Cadet? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cadet, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cadet.

Adding Cadet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cadet 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 for Cadet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cadet post office opened in 1859.

We also found Cadet in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cadet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cadet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/