Welcome to Larissa ...

Larissa is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Larissa is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of Larissa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Larissa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Larissa is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Larissa is within the boundaries of the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Larissa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Larissa - they are located in Alabama, Nebraska and Texas.

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

Communities near Larissa ...

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

• Ava
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
• Seymour
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
• Mansfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Norwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Wright County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Squires
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
  • Squires is located in Douglas County
• Olathia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
  • Olathia is located in Douglas County
• Wasola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
  • Wasola is located in Ozark County
• Almartha
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
  • Almartha is located in Ozark County
• Foil
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
  • Foil is located in Ozark County
• Gentryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
  • Gentryville is located in Douglas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larissa ...

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

Adding Larissa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Larissa post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larissa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Larissa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/