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Welcome to Mascot ...

Mascot is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Mascot is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mascot, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Mascot is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mascot: 417

Communities Also Named Mascot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mascot - they are located in Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mascot ...

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

  • Springfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Nixa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
  • Ozark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
  • Republic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Battlefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Willard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rogersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clever
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <3>
  • Strafford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fair Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mascot ...

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

Adding Mascot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mascot 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 (so far) for Mascot was on a map titled Map of Missouri (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mascot.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mascot - 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.