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Welcome to Ponce de Leon ...

Ponce de Leon is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ponce de Leon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Ponce de Leon is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ponce de Leon: 417

The ZIP code for Ponce de Leon: 65728<3>

Communities Also Named Ponce de Leon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Ponce de Leon: This one is located in Stone County and the other is located in Shelby County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ponce de Leon.

Communities near Ponce de Leon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ponce de Leon.

  • Nixa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
  • Ozark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
  • Republic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Branson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Battlefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Hollister
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollister is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
  • Clever
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
  • Forsyth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimberling City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Marionville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponce de Leon ...

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

Adding Ponce de Leon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ponce de Leon post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ponce de Leon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ponce de Leon - 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 Ponce de Leon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ponce de Leon 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/