Welcome to San Antonio ...
San Antonio is located in Buchanan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of San Antonio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
When the people of San Antonio refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use San Antonian<2>
San Antonio is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: San Antonio lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for San Antonio: 816 & 975<4>
Communities Also Named San Antonio ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named San Antonio - they are located in California (5), Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico (4) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Antonio.
Communities near San Antonio ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Antonio.
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Savannah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Plattsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <5>
- Gower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wathena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <5>
- Agency
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 San Antonio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Antonio.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Antonio. 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 San Antonio.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Antonio. See our Newspapers Page for San Antonio.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Antonio ...
Looking for more information about San Antonio? 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 San Antonio, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Antonio.
Adding San Antonio to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Antonio 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 San Antonio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the San Antonio post office opened in 1855.
We also found San Antonio in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Antonio.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of San Antonio refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of San Antonio may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Antonio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the San Antonio area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the San Antonio area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |