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Welcome to Lentner ...

Lentner is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lentner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Lentner is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lentner: 573 & 235<3>

The ZIP code for Lentner: 63450<4>

Communities near Lentner ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lentner ...

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

Adding Lentner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lentner 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 Lentner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lentner post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lentner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lentner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Lentner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Lentner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Lentner). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lentner or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/