Welcome to Kodiak ...
So far, we found very little information about Kodiak. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kodiak to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kodiak, please Contact Us.
Kodiak would have been located within present day Andrew County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kodiak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Kodiak is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Kodiak was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Kodiak was located: 816 & 975<4>
Communities Also Named Kodiak ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kodiak - it's located in Alaska.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kodiak.
Communities near Kodiak ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kodiak.
- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Savannah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Country Club
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Wathena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- King City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Amazonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Clarksdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 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 Kodiak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kodiak.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kodiak. 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 Kodiak.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kodiak. See our Newspapers Page for Kodiak.
Adding Kodiak to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kodiak 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 Kodiak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Kodiak post office opened in 1892. The Kodiak post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kodiak.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kodiak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Andrew, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kodiak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Kodiak area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Kodiak area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |