Welcome to Providence ...

Providence is located in Boone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Providence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

When the people of Providence refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Providentian<3>

Providence is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Providence lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Providence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Providence: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Dunklin County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 76 communities that are also named Providence - they are located in Alabama (8), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (7), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (7), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Providence ...

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

• Columbia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• California
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
• Ashland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Saint Martins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
  • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
• New Bloomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <5>
• Jamestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
• Lake Mykee Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mykee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
  • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
• Clarksburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Windsor Place village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
  • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
  • Windsor Place village
• Centertown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centertown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Providence ...

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

Adding Providence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Providence 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 Providence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Providence post office opened in 1844.

We also found Providence in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Providence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

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