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Welcome to Dutchtown ...

The village of Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dutchtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Dutchtown had a population of 94 people.<2> (see below for details).

Dutchtown is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Dutchtown: 573 & 235<4>

The ZIP code for Dutchtown: 63745<5>

Communities Also Named Dutchtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Dutchtown: This one is located in Cape Girardeau County and the other is located in Saint Louis City.

Beyond Missouri, there are 9 communities that are also named Dutchtown - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, New Jersey (2), New York, Ohio (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Dutchtown ...

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

  • Cape Girardeau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
  • Scott City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chaffee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marble Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Advance
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oran
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <6>
  • Benton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Morley is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Kelso
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dutchtown ...

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

Adding Dutchtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dutchtown 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 Dutchtown was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dutchtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dutchtown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dutchtown - 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 Dutchtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Dutchtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Dutchtown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dutchtown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.