Welcome to Gumbo ...

Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gumbo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gumbo is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Gumbo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Gumbo: This one is located in Saint Louis County and the other is located in Saint Francois County.

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

Communities near Gumbo ...

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

• O'Fallon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Saint Charles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Saint Peters
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <4>
• Florissant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Wentzville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <4>
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• University City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
• Kirkwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 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 Gumbo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gumbo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gumbo ...

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

Adding Gumbo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gumbo 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 Gumbo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gumbo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

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