Welcome to Gazette ...

Gazette is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gazette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Gazette is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gazette is within the (573) area code.

Communities near Gazette ...

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

• Bowling Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Vandalia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
• Montgomery City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
  • Montgomery City is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery City <4>
• Wellsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Laddonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddonia
  • Laddonia is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laddonia <4>
• Bellflower
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
  • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
• Farber
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
  • Farber is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• Martinsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Silex
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
  • Silex is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
• Curryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
  • Curryville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gazette ...

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

Adding Gazette to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gazette post office opened in 1887.

We also found Gazette in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gazette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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