Welcome to Hassard ...

Hassard is located in Ralls County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hassard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Hassard is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hassard is within the boundaries of the (573) area code.

Communities near Hassard ...

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

• Hannibal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Palmyra
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Monroe City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <4>
• New London
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Perry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Rensselaer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• Hunnewell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
  • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
• Stoutsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
  • Stoutsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <4>
• The Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
  • The Landing is located in Ralls 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 Hassard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hassard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hassard ...

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

Adding Hassard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hassard post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hassard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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