Welcome to Gang ...

Gang is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Gang is located in Shannon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gang, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Gang is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gang lies within the (573) area code.

Communities near Gang ...

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

• Winona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Shannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
• Ellington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
  • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <4>
• Van Buren
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Eminence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Shannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
• Bunker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Bunker is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <4>
• Round Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
• Alley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Alley is located in Shannon County
• Fruit City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
  • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
• Corridon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
  • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
• Reynolds
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gang ...

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

Adding Gang to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gang post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gang.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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