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Welcome to Tea ...

Tea is located in Gasconade County<1>.


The location of Tea has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Tea is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tea is within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Tea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tea - it's located in South Dakota.

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

Communities near Tea ...

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

  • Sullivan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sullivan is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
  • Cuba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Owensville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Owensville is located in Gasconade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
  • Bourbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
    • Bourbon is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <4>
  • Belle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Belle is located in Maries County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Gerald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
    • Bland is located in Gasconade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <4>
  • Oak Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Oak Grove has also been known as:
    • Oak Grove Village
  • Rosebud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
    • Rosebud is located in Gasconade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <4>
  • Leasburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
    • Leasburg is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tea ...

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

Adding Tea to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tea post office opened in 1893.

We also found Tea on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tea.

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

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

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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