Welcome to Paultown (aka 'Paulville') ...
So far, we found very little information about Paultown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Paultown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paultown, please Contact Us.
Paultown would have been located within present day Adair County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Paultown is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Paultown was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Paultown was located: 660
The community of Paultown has also been called Paulville.
Communities near Paultown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paultown.
- Kirksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- La Plata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greentop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Novinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Knox City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hurdland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Novelty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baring
(10 miles [16.1 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 Paultown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paultown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paultown. 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 Paultown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paultown. See our Newspapers Page for Paultown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paultown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paultown - 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. |