Welcome to Taskee Station ...
So far, we found very little information about Taskee Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Taskee Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Taskee Station, please Contact Us.
Taskee Station would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.
The location of Taskee Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Taskee Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
A typical abbreviation for Taskee Station: Taskee Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Taskee Station is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Taskee Station was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Taskee Station once stood is in the (573) area code.
Communities near Taskee Station ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Taskee Station.
- Poplar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <5>
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
- Puxico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
- Puxico is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <5>
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Ellsinore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
- Ellsinore is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <5>
- Fisk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisk <5>
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <5>
- Mill Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Dees Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Shook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Taskee Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taskee Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Taskee Station. 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 Taskee Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taskee Station. See our Newspapers Page for Taskee Station.
Adding Taskee Station to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Taskee Station 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 Taskee Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Taskee Station post office opened in 1890.
We also found Taskee Station in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Taskee Station.
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 Taskee Station, 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 Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taskee Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |