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Welcome to Gascondy ...

Gascondy is located in Osage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gascondy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Gascondy is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gascondy: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Gascondy ...

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

  • Owensville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Linn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Linn is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
  • Belle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Taos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Taos is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Vienna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bland is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <4>
  • Freeburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Freeburg is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Westphalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Thomas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Meta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gascondy ...

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

Adding Gascondy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gascondy post office opened in 1907. The Gascondy post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gascondy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gascondy - 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 Gascondy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Gascondy 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/