Welcome to La Due ...
The village of La Due is located in Henry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of La Due, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), La Due had a population of 28 people.<2> (see below for details).
La Due is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: La Due lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for La Due: 314 & 557<4>
The ZIP code for La Due: 63124<5>
Communities near La Due ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Due.
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowry City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Urich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Deepwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 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 La Due. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Due.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Due. 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 La Due.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Due. See our Newspapers Page for La Due.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Due ...
Looking for more information about La Due? 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 La Due, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Due.
Adding La Due to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of La Due 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 La Due was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the La Due post office opened in 1872. The La Due post office closed in 1973.
For more details, see References and Mentions for La Due.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for La Due. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Due - 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 314 code has been Overlayed with the 557 area code. New phone numbers in the La Due area will be assigned with one of these codes: 314 or 557. As a result, placing a call in the La Due area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as La Due). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether La Due or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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/ |