Welcome to Pershing ...

Pershing is located in Gasconade County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pershing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Pershing is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pershing is located in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Pershing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pershing - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Pershing ...

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

• Owensville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
• Hermann
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Linn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
• Gerald
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Bland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Bland is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <4>
• Rosebud
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Rosebud is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <4>
• Chamois
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamois
  • Chamois is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamois <4>
• Berger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger
  • Berger is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berger <4>
• Gasconade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasconade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
  • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Mokane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokane
  • Mokane is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokane <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pershing ...

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

Adding Pershing to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pershing post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pershing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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