Welcome to Halcyon ...

Halcyon is located in Dent County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halcyon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Halcyon is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Halcyon: (573)

Communities Also Named Halcyon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Halcyon - they are located in Alabama, California, Kansas, Louisiana and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Halcyon ...

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

• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Bunker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Bunker is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <4>
• Doss
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Doss is located in Dent County
• Greeley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
• Jadwin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Jadwin is located in Dent County
• Akers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Akers is located in Shannon County
• Darien
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Darien is located in Dent County
• Round Spring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
• Jack
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Jack is located in Dent County
• Boss
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
  • Boss is located in Dent County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halcyon ...

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

Adding Halcyon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Halcyon post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halcyon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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