Welcome to Precinct ...
Precinct is located in Bollinger County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Precinct, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Precinct is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Precinct lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Precinct: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Precinct ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Precinct - it's located in Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Precinct.
Communities near Precinct ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Precinct.
- Perryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marble Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Oak Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cobalt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Marquand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Sedgewickville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Longtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Glenallen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 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 Precinct. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Precinct.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Precinct. 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 Precinct.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Precinct. See our Newspapers Page for Precinct.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Precinct ...
Looking for more information about Precinct? 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 Precinct, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Precinct.
Adding Precinct to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Precinct in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Precinct was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Precinct post office opened in 1902. The Precinct post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Precinct.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Bollinger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Precinct - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Precinct area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Precinct area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |