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Welcome to French Village ...

French Village is located in Saint Francois County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of French Village, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for French Village: French Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

French Village is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for French Village: 573 & 235<3>

The ZIP code for French Village: 63036<4>

Communities Also Named French Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named French Village: This one is located in Saint Francois County and the other is located in Osage County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 6 communities that are also named French Village - they are located in Illinois, New Brunswick (2), Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near French Village ...

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

  • Farmington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Festus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <5>
  • Park Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonne Terre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • De Soto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Desloge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <5>
  • Flat River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Crystal City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sainte Genevieve
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Herculaneum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Village ...

Looking for more information about French Village? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for French Village, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for French Village.

Adding French Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of French Village 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 French Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the French Village post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for French Village.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Francois, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around French Village - 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 French Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the French Village area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as French Village). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether French Village or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/