Welcome to Postal ...

Postal is located in Pettis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Postal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Postal is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Postal ...

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

• Sedalia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Sedalia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedalia <4>
• Marshall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Boonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
• Sweet Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
  • Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <4>
• Pilot Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <4>
• Smithton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
• Otterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <4>
• Bunceton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunceton
  • Bunceton is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunceton <4>
• Houstonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
  • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
• Hughesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 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 Postal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Postal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Postal ...

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

Adding Postal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Postal post office opened in 1891.

We also found Postal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Postal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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