Welcome to Ezra ...
So far, we found very little information about Ezra. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ezra to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ezra, please Contact Us.
Ezra would have been located within present day Bollinger County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ezra, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ezra is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ezra was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Ezra was located: 573 & 235<4>
Communities Also Named Ezra ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ezra - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Mississippi and North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ezra.
Communities near Ezra ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ezra.
- Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marble Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Cobalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Marquand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Sedgewickville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Longtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Glenallen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Biehle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
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 Ezra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ezra.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ezra. 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 Ezra.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ezra. See our Newspapers Page for Ezra.
Adding Ezra to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ezra 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 (so far) for Ezra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ezra post office opened in 1908. The Ezra post office closed in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ezra.
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 Ezra, 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 Bollinger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ezra - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Ezra area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Ezra area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |