Welcome to Sargent ...

Sargent is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Sargent is located in Texas County<1>.

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

Sargent is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sargent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Sargent: This one is located in Texas County and the other is located in Scott County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 12 communities that are also named Sargent - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Sargent ...

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

• Mountain Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Mountain Grove is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Grove <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountain Grove
  • From Sargent to Mountain Grove
• Mountain View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountain View
  • From Sargent to Mountain View
• Willow Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Willow Springs is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <3>
• Houston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
• Cabool
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabool
  • Cabool is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabool <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cabool
  • From Sargent to Cabool
• Elk Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Creek
  • From Sargent to Elk Creek
• Dunn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Texas County
  • Former name for Dunn:
  • Impo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dunn
  • From Sargent to Dunn
• Simmons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
  • Simmons is located in Texas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Simmons
  • From Sargent to Simmons
• Solo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
  • Solo is located in Texas County
• Burnham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Howell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burnham
  • From Sargent to Burnham

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sargent ...

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

Adding Sargent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sargent 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 Sargent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Sargent post office opened in 1884.

We also found Sargent in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sargent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sargent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/