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Welcome to Masters ...

Masters is located in Cedar County<1>.


The location of Masters has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Masters, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Masters is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Masters is within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Masters ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Masters - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Masters ...

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

  • Bolivar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Stockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
  • Greenfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Humansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
  • Fair Play
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
    • Fair Play is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
  • Morrisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Everton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
    • Everton is located in Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <4>
  • Jerico Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerico Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
    • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Dadeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
    • Dadeville is located in Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <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 Masters. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Masters.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Masters ...

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

Adding Masters to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Masters post office opened in 1899.

We also found Masters on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Masters.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Masters. 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 Cedar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Masters - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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