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Welcome to Hassard ...

Hassard is located in Ralls County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hassard: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Hassard ...

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

  • Hannibal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Palmyra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New London
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rensselaer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Hunnewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Stoutsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • The Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Landing is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing

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 (so far) 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. The Hassard post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hassard.

Footnotes ...

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