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Welcome to Kerr ...

Kerr is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Kerr is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Kerr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Kerr - they are located in Arkansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3) and Texas.

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

Communities near Kerr ...

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

  • Cameron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Plattsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <3>
  • Lathrop
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Lathrop is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <3>
  • Gallatin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Maysville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Braymer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Polo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
    • Polo is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <3>
  • Holt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerr ...

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

Adding Kerr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kerr post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerr.

Footnotes ...

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