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Welcome to Holstein ...

Holstein is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holstein, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Holstein is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Holstein: 636

Communities Also Named Holstein ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Holstein - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska and Ontario.

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

Communities near Holstein ...

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

  • Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
  • Warrenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wright City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermann
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • New Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gerald
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Marthasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Truesdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Truesdale is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
  • Jonesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holstein ...

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

Adding Holstein to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holstein 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 Holstein was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Holstein post office opened in 1855. The Holstein post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holstein.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holstein - 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/