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Welcome to Scearces ...

Scearces is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scearces, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Scearces is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Scearces: 816 & 975<3>

Communities near Scearces ...

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

  • Kearney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cameron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Plattsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lathrop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gower
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gower is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <4>
  • Stewartsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Agency
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Trimble
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Scearces. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scearces.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scearces ...

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

Adding Scearces to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scearces 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 Scearces was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scearces.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scearces - 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Scearces area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Scearces 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.