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Welcome to Stephens ...

Stephens is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stephens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

Stephens is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stephens: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Stephens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Stephens: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Callaway County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 18 communities that are also named Stephens - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Stephens ...

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

  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centralia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hallsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Auxvasse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sturgeon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clark is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Rocheport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kingdom City
    (18 miles [29 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 Stephens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stephens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stephens ...

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

Adding Stephens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stephens post office opened in 1868. The Stephens post office closed in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stephens.

Footnotes ...

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