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Welcome to Stancil ...

Stancil is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Stancil is located in Pemiscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stancil, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Stancil is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stancil: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Stancil ...

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

  • Caruthersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tiptonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Portageville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Madrid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hayti
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayti is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <4>
  • Ridgely
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Markham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
  • Powells Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
  • Clarkton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Lilbourn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stancil ...

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

Adding Stancil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stancil in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Stancil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stancil post office opened in 1890. The Stancil post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stancil.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pemiscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stancil - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Stancil area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Stancil 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.
<5>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/