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Welcome to Splitlog ...

Splitlog is located in McDonald County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Splitlog, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Splitlog is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Splitlog: 417

Communities near Splitlog ...

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

  • Bella Vista
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Neosho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <3>
  • Gravette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Seneca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Granby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Anderson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Noel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Noel is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <3>
  • Goodman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • South West City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Splitlog ...

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

Adding Splitlog to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Splitlog 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 Splitlog was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Splitlog post office opened in 1887. The Splitlog post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Splitlog.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including McDonald, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Splitlog - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/