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Welcome to Romance ...

Romance is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Romance is located in Ozark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Romance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Romance is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Romance: 417

Communities Also Named Romance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Romance - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Saskatchewan, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Romance ...

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

  • Ava
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gainesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Theodosia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sundown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Sundown is located in Ozark County
  • Noble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brixey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brixey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
    • Brixey is located in Ozark County
  • Summit City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Summit City is located in Ozark County
  • Wasola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Foil
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
    • Rockbridge is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Romance ...

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

Adding Romance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Romance post office opened in 1884. The Romance post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Romance.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ozark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Romance - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/