Welcome to May ...
May is located in McDonald County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of May, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
May is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: May lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for May: 417
Communities Also Named May ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named May: This one is located in McDonald County and the other is located in Laclede County.
Beyond Missouri, there are 19 communities that are also named May - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for May.
Communities near May ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near May.
- Neosho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <3>
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
- Granby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Noel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Noel is located in McDonald County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <3>
- Goodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in McDonald County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <3>
- Fairland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Fairland is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <3>
- South West City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South West City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West City
- South West City is located in McDonald County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South West City <3>
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in McDonald County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <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 May. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for May.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of May. 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 May.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around May. See our Newspapers Page for May.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for May ...
Looking for more information about May? 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 May, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for May.
Adding May to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of May 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 May was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the May post office opened in 1884.
We also found May on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for May.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including McDonald, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around May - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |