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Welcome to Graceland ...

Graceland is located in Cedar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graceland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Graceland is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Graceland: 417

Communities Also Named Graceland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Graceland - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Graceland ...

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

  • El Dorado Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Humansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fair Play
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaubleau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerico Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Dadeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Collins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Flemington is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Roscoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graceland ...

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

Adding Graceland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graceland 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 (so far) for Graceland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Graceland post office opened in 1904. The Graceland post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graceland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cedar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graceland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/