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Welcome to Courtois ...

Courtois is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Courtois, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Courtois is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Courtois: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Courtois ...

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

  • Potosi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Potosi is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
  • Viburnum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Caledonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Davisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bixby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dillard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dillard is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Horton Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Horton Town is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
  • Sunlight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sunlight is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
  • Berryman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Berryman is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
  • Boss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Courtois ...

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

Adding Courtois to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Courtois 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 Courtois was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Courtois.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Courtois - 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 Courtois area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Courtois 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.