Welcome to Ishmael ...
Ishmael is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ishmael, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.
Ishmael is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ishmael lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ishmael: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Ishmael ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ishmael.
- Potosi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
- Steelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
- Steelville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <4>
- Viburnum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
- Viburnum is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <4>
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
- Czar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Good Water
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Water. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Davisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Davisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisville <4>
- Horton Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Berryman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Sunlight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Ishmael. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ishmael.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ishmael. 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 Ishmael.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ishmael. See our Newspapers Page for Ishmael.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ishmael ...
Looking for more information about Ishmael? 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 Ishmael, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ishmael.
Adding Ishmael to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ishmael 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 Ishmael was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ishmael post office opened in 1929.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ishmael.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ishmael. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ishmael - 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 Ishmael area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Ishmael 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |