Welcome to Deslet ...

Deslet is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Deslet is located in Shannon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deslet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Deslet is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Deslet: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Deslet ...

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

• Winona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Winona is located in Shannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
• Ellington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <4>
• Van Buren
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Buren is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Eminence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Eminence is located in Shannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
• Fruit City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
• Chicopee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicopee is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
• Fremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fremont is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
• Corridon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
• Redford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Redford is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
• Reynolds
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deslet ...

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

Adding Deslet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Deslet post office opened in 1896. The Deslet post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deslet.