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Welcome to Pepsin ...

Pepsin is located in Newton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pepsin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Pepsin is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pepsin: 417

Communities near Pepsin ...

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

  • Joplin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Webb City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Neosho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Oronogo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
    • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <3>
  • Granby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Duquesne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
    • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
  • Sarcoxie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
    • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <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 Pepsin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pepsin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pepsin ...

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

Adding Pepsin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pepsin 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 Pepsin was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1888.

We also found Pepsin in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Pepsin post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pepsin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pepsin - 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/