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Welcome to Julesburg ...

Julesburg is located in Schuyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Julesburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Julesburg is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Julesburg: 660

Communities Also Named Julesburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Julesburg - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Julesburg ...

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

  • Kirksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Queen City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moulton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Greentop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Novinger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
    • Novinger is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Downing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Downing is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Greencastle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Exline
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
    • Exline is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Julesburg ...

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

Adding Julesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Julesburg post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Julesburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Schuyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Julesburg - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/