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Welcome to Swiss ...

Swiss is located in Gasconade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swiss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Swiss is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swiss: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Swiss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Swiss - they are located in North Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Swiss ...

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

  • Owensville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hermann
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gerald
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosebud
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chamois
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Berger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gasconade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Leslie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leslie is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Morrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swiss ...

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

Adding Swiss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Swiss post office opened in 1874. The Swiss post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swiss.

Footnotes ...

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