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Welcome to Ristine ...

Ristine is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Ristine is located in New Madrid County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ristine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Ristine is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ristine: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Ristine ...

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

  • Sikeston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tiptonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • East Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Portageville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Madrid
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Markham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
  • Lilbourn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Miner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Miner is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Morehouse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Bertrand
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 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 Ristine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ristine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ristine ...

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

Adding Ristine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ristine post office opened in 1888. The Ristine post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ristine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including New Madrid, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ristine - 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 Ristine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Ristine 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/