Welcome to Lone Star ...

Lone Star is located in Gentry County<1>.

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

Lone Star is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lone Star: 660

Communities Also Named Lone Star ...

While we believe that this Lone Star is located in Gentry County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Lone Star. Those communities are located in the following counties: Buchanan and New Madrid County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 34 communities that are also named Lone Star - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (9) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lone Star ...

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

• Bethany
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bethany is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <3>
• Albany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Albany is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Albany
  • From Lone Star to Albany
• Stanberry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanberry is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanberry <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stanberry
  • From Lone Star to Stanberry
• Grant City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant City is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grant City
  • From Lone Star to Grant City
• Ridgeway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeway is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <3>
• Eagleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagleville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eagleville
  • From Lone Star to Eagleville
• New Hampton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hampton is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Hampton
  • From Lone Star to New Hampton
• Blythedale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Blythedale is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
• Darlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• McFall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • McFall is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McFall
  • From Lone Star to McFall

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Star ...

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

Adding Lone Star to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lone Star 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 Lone Star was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lone Star post office opened in 1873. The Lone Star post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lone Star.