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Welcome to Peace Valley ...

Peace Valley is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Peace Valley is located in Howell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peace Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Peace Valley: Peace Vly. (or less commonly used: Peace Vally. or Peace Vlly.)

Peace Valley is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Peace Valley: 417

The ZIP code for Peace Valley: 65788<3>

Communities Also Named Peace Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peace Valley - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Peace Valley ...

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

  • West Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Willow Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Birch Tree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Koshkonong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Brandsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brandsville is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Pomona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pomona is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Montier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Montier is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Chapin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chapin is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Thomasville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peace Valley ...

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

Adding Peace Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peace Valley 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 (so far) for Peace Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Peace Valley post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peace Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Howell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peace Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Peace Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Peace Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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