Welcome to Deventer ...
Deventer is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Deventer is located in Mississippi County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Deventer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Deventer is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Deventer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Deventer: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Deventer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deventer.
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- East Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Bertrand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Bardwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wickliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
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 Deventer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deventer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deventer. 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 Deventer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deventer. See our Newspapers Page for Deventer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deventer ...
Looking for more information about Deventer? 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 Deventer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deventer.
Adding Deventer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Deventer 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 Deventer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Deventer post office opened in 1910. The Deventer post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Deventer.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Mississippi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deventer - 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 Deventer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Deventer 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. |
| <5> | 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/ |