Welcome to Starkdale ...
So far, we found very little information about Starkdale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Starkdale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Starkdale, please Contact Us.
Starkdale would have been located within present day Pike County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Starkdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Starkdale is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Starkdale was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Starkdale was located: 573 & 235<4>
Communities near Starkdale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Starkdale.
- Louisiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisiana
- Louisiana is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisiana <5>
- Elsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
- Elsberry is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <5>
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
- Hardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
- Eolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Eolia is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <5>
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Nebo is located in Pike County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <5>
- Kampsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampsville
- Kampsville is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kampsville <5>
- Silex
(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 Starkdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Starkdale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Starkdale. 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 Starkdale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Starkdale. See our Newspapers Page for Starkdale.
Adding Starkdale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Starkdale 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 for Starkdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Starkdale post office opened in 1902.
We also found Starkdale on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Starkdale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Starkdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starkdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Starkdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Starkdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |