Welcome to Dingley ...
So far, we found very little information about Dingley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dingley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dingley, please Contact Us.
Dingley would have been located within present day Osage County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dingley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dingley is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Dingley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Dingley was located: 573 & 235<4>
Communities Also Named Dingley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dingley - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dingley.
Communities near Dingley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dingley.
- Owensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Rosebud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westphalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koenig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Lanes Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Paydown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
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 Dingley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dingley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dingley. 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 Dingley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dingley. See our Newspapers Page for Dingley.
Adding Dingley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dingley 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 Dingley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dingley post office opened in 1907. The Dingley post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dingley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dingley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dingley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Dingley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Dingley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |