Welcome to Empire Prairie ...
So far, we found very little information about Empire Prairie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Empire Prairie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Empire Prairie, please Contact Us.
Empire Prairie would have been located within present day Andrew County<2>.
The location of Empire Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Empire Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
A typical abbreviation for Empire Prairie: Empire Pr.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Empire Prairie is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Empire Prairie was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Empire Prairie still existed, it would have been in the (816) area code.
Communities near Empire Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Empire Prairie.
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Savannah is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
- Stanberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
- Stanberry is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanberry <5>
- Maysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
- King City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- King City is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <5>
- Union Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Ravenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Amazonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Clarksdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Barnard is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnard <5>
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 Empire Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Empire Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Empire Prairie. 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 Empire Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Empire Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Empire Prairie.
Adding Empire Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Empire Prairie 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 Empire Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Empire Prairie post office opened in 1859.
We also found Empire Prairie in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Empire Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 Empire Prairie, 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 Andrew, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Empire Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |