Welcome to Dykes ...
Dykes is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Dykes is located in Texas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dykes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
Dykes is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dykes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Dykes ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dykes - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dykes.
Communities near Dykes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dykes.
- Mountain Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Licking
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
- Licking is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <3>
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
- Cabool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raymondville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Plato is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <3>
- Huggins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Bendavis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bendavis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Bucyrus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Texas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <3>
- Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Dykes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dykes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dykes. 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 Dykes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dykes. See our Newspapers Page for Dykes.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dykes ...
Looking for more information about Dykes? 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 Dykes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dykes.
Adding Dykes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dykes 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 for Dykes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dykes post office opened in 1871.
We also found Dykes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dykes.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dykes - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |