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Welcome to Maines ...

Maines is located in Wright County<1>.

Maines is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Maines: 417

Communities Also Named Maines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Maines - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near Maines ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Norwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hartville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plato
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Bridges
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Evergreen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Astoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Astoria is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Saint George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Saint George is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Jerktail ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerktail is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
  • Graff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Graff is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maines ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maines - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.