Welcome to Sereno ...

Sereno is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sereno, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Sereno is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Sereno lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Sereno ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sereno - they are located in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sereno ...

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

• Perryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <3>
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <3>
• Steeleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <3>
• Percy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <3>
• Willisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
  • Willisville is located in Perry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <3>
• Saint Mary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <3>
• Ellis Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Grove
  • Ellis Grove is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis Grove <3>
• Altenburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
  • Altenburg is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <3>
• Campbell Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Hill
  • Campbell Hill is located in Jackson County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell Hill <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sereno ...

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

Adding Sereno to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sereno post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sereno.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryvillemo.com/

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