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Welcome to Sue City ...

Sue City is located in Macon County<1>.

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

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

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

Area Code for Sue City: 660

Communities near Sue City ...

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

  • Kirksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Macon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • La Plata
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bevier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlanta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Atlanta is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Callao
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Brashear
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brashear is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Hurdland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hurdland is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sue City ...

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

Adding Sue City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sue City post office opened in 1868. The Sue City post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sue City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sue City - 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/