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Welcome to Enterprise ...

Enterprise is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enterprise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Enterprise is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Enterprise ...

While we believe that this Enterprise is located in Shelby County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Enterprise. Those communities are located in the following counties: Linn and McDonald County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 66 communities that are also named Enterprise - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (4), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Northwest Territories, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Enterprise ...

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

  • Moberly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <3>
  • Shelbina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
    • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <3>
  • Paris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Clarence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bevier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
    • Bevier is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <3>
  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Shelbyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cairo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enterprise ...

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

Adding Enterprise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Enterprise 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 Enterprise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Enterprise post office opened in 1885.

We also found Enterprise in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enterprise.

Footnotes ...

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