Welcome to Expansion ...

Expansion is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Expansion is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Expansion has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Expansion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Expansion is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Expansion: (417)

Communities near Expansion ...

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

• Springfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Nixa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
• Ozark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Republic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Battlefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Willard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Rogersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Clever
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
• Strafford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <4>
• Sparta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Expansion ...

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

Adding Expansion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Expansion in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Expansion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Expansion post office opened in 1900.

We also found Expansion on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Expansion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Expansion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/