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Welcome to Saint Francois ...

Saint Francois is located in Saint Francois County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Francois, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Francois: St. Francois

Saint Francois is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saint Francois: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Saint Francois ...

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

Communities near Saint Francois ...

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

  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonne Terre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • De Soto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Potosi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Potosi is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
  • Bismarck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
  • Ironton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Leadwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
  • Olympian Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Pilot Knob
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Francois ...

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

Adding Saint Francois to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Francois post office opened in 1823. The Saint Francois post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Francois.

Footnotes ...

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