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Welcome to Damsel ...

Damsel is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Damsel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Damsel is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Damsel ...

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

  • Eldon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Osage Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Camdenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Four Seasons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
    • Four Seasons has also been known as:
    • Village of Four Seasons
  • Lake Ozark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Laurie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lakeland is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Linn Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Macks Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Damsel ...

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

Adding Damsel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Damsel post office opened in 1885. The Damsel post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Damsel.

Footnotes ...

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