Welcome to Gazette ...

Gazette is located in Pike County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gazette: 573 & 235<3>

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)
- Bowling Green is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- 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)
- Vandalia is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- 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)
- Montgomery City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery City <4>
Wellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- 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)
- Laddonia is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddonia
- 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)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
Farber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
Martinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
Silex
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
Curryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- 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 (so far) 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. The Gazette post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gazette.

Footnotes ...

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