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Welcome to Case ...

Case is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Case is located in Laclede County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Case, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.

Case is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Case: 417

Communities Also Named Case ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Case: This one is located in Laclede County and the other is located in Warren County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 6 communities that are also named Case - they are located in Arkansas, Michigan (2), New York and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Case ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Camdenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Richland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Linn Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Macks Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoutland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Decaturville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Decaturville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • White City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • White City is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Celt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Celt is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
  • Leadmine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Case ...

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

Adding Case to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Case in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Case was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Case post office opened in 1861. The Case post office closed in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Case.

Footnotes ...

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