Welcome to Peers ...

Peers is located in Warren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Peers is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Peers lies within the (636) area code.

Communities Also Named Peers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peers - it's located in Alberta.

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

Communities near Peers ...

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

• Wentzville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <4>
• Washington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Union
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Warrenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Wright City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
• Hermann
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann
  • Hermann is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermann <4>
• New Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Gerald
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Gerald is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <4>
• Marthasville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthasville
  • Marthasville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marthasville <4>
• Truesdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
  • Truesdale is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peers ...

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

Adding Peers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Peers post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/