Welcome to Stephens ...

Stephens is located in Callaway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stephens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Stephens is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Stephens: (573)

Communities Also Named Stephens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Stephens: This one is located in Callaway County and the other is located in Boone 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Fulton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
• Mexico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <3>
• Centralia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
• Hallsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <3>
• Auxvasse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxvasse
  • Auxvasse is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auxvasse <3>
• Sturgeon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
  • Sturgeon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <3>
• New Bloomfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <3>
• Kingdom City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingdom City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom City
  • Kingdom City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingdom City <3>

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 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 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stephens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stephens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/