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Welcome to South Troy ...

South Troy is located in Lincoln County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Troy: S. Troy

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

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

Communities Also Named South Troy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Troy - they are located in Minnesota and New York.

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

Communities near South Troy ...

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

  • O'Fallon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <3>
  • Wentzville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Saint Louis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dardenne Prairie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Moscow Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
  • Elsberry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Winfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Troy ...

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

Adding South Troy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Troy 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 South Troy was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Troy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Troy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.