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Welcome to Dinsmore ...

Dinsmore is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dinsmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Dinsmore is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dinsmore: 660

Communities Also Named Dinsmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Dinsmore - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Communities near Dinsmore ...

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

  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgeway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gilman City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagleville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mercer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cainsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cainsville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Spickard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Blythedale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blythedale is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 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 Dinsmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dinsmore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinsmore ...

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

Adding Dinsmore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dinsmore post office opened in 1891. The Dinsmore post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dinsmore.

Footnotes ...

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