Welcome to Cantwell ...
Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cantwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Cantwell is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cantwell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cantwell: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Cantwell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cantwell - they are located in Alaska and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cantwell.
Communities near Cantwell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cantwell.
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Bonne Terre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Potosi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bismarck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leadwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Olympian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Iron Mountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Pilot Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <4>
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 Cantwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cantwell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cantwell. 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 Cantwell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cantwell. See our Newspapers Page for Cantwell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cantwell ...
Looking for more information about Cantwell? 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 Cantwell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cantwell.
Adding Cantwell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cantwell 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 Cantwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cantwell post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cantwell.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Francois, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cantwell - 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 Cantwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Cantwell 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |