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Welcome to Europa ...

Europa is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Europa is located in Dunklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Europa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Europa is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Europa: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Europa ...

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

  • Paragould
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Blytheville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Manila
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
  • Gosnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
  • Steele
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Leachville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Leachville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <4>
  • Rector
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rector is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <4>
  • Monette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monette is located in Craighead County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monette <4>
  • Senath
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Senath is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 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 Europa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Europa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Europa ...

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

Adding Europa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Europa post office opened in 1898. The Europa post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Europa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dunklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Europa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Europa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Europa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/