Welcome to Lon ...

Lon is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Lon is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Lon is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lon: 417

Communities Also Named Lon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lon - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Lon ...

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

• Springfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
• Nixa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
• Ozark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
• Marshfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Marshfield is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshfield <3>
• Battlefield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Rogersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <3>
• Strafford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <3>
• Sparta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Seymour
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Fair Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lon ...

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

Adding Lon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lon post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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