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Welcome to Dameron ...

Dameron is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dameron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Dameron is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Dameron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dameron - they are located in Maryland and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dameron ...

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

  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Moscow Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Elsberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Winfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hardin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <3>
  • Eolia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nebo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Nebo is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <3>
  • Kampsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dameron ...

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

Adding Dameron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dameron 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 Dameron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dameron post office opened in 1880. The Dameron post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dameron.

Footnotes ...

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