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Welcome to River aux Vases ...

River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of River aux Vases, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

River aux Vases is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for River aux Vases: 573 & 235<3>

In the past, River aux Vases was named Staabtown.

Communities near River aux Vases ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near River aux Vases.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River aux Vases ...

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

Adding River aux Vases to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the River aux Vases post office opened in 1870. The River aux Vases post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for River aux Vases.

Footnotes ...

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