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Welcome to Saint Patrick ...

Saint Patrick is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Patrick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Patrick: St. Patrick

Saint Patrick is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Saint Patrick: 660

The ZIP code for Saint Patrick: 63466<3>

Communities Also Named Saint Patrick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Saint Patrick - they are located in Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario and Quebec.

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

Communities near Saint Patrick ...

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

  • Keokuk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <4>
  • Hamilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kahoka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warsaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
  • La Grange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • La Belle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ursa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ursa is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ursa <4>
  • Lewistown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wayland is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 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 Saint Patrick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Patrick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Patrick ...

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

Adding Saint Patrick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Patrick post office opened in 1857.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Patrick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Saint Patrick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Patrick or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/