Welcome to Locust ...
Locust is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Locust is located in Ozark County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Locust, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
Locust is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Locust lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Locust: 417
Communities Also Named Locust ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Locust: This one is located in Ozark County and the other is located in DeKalb County.
Beyond Missouri, there are 12 communities that are also named Locust - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Locust.
Communities near Locust ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Locust.
- Mountain Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <4>
- Gassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gassville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
- Gassville is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <4>
- Bull Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Shoals
- Bull Shoals is located in Marion County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bull Shoals <4>
- Flippin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flippin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Flippin is located in Marion County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flippin <4>
- Cotter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Cotter is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotter <4>
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Ozark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <4>
- Theodosia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Sundown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Isabella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Isabella is located in Ozark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabella <4>
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 Locust. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Locust.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Locust. 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 Locust.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust. See our Newspapers Page for Locust.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Locust ...
Looking for more information about Locust? 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 Locust, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Locust.
Adding Locust to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Locust 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 Locust was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Locust post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Locust.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locust. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ozark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Locust - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |