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Welcome to Calvey ...

So far, we found very little information about Calvey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Calvey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Calvey, please Contact Us.


Calvey would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Calvey is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Calvey was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Calvey ...

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

  • Wildwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Union
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Eureka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Pacific
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pacific is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
    • Former name for Pacific:
    • Franklin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <4>
  • De Soto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clair
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hillsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Byrnes Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Parkway is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 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 Calvey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calvey.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Calvey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calvey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.