Welcome to Deer Park ...

Deer Park is located in Boone County<1>.

The location of Deer Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Deer Park is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Deer Park is located in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Deer Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Deer Park - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (6), Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Deer Park ...

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

• Columbia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Fulton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Holts Summit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Summit
  • Holts Summit is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holts Summit <4>
• Ashland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Hallsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
• Saint Martins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
  • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
• New Bloomfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <4>
• Jamestown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Lake Mykee Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mykee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
  • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
• Centertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centertown <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 Deer Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deer Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Park ...

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

Adding Deer Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deer Park 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 Deer Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Deer Park post office opened in 1886.

We also found Deer Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/