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Welcome to Teresita ...

Teresita is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Teresita is located in Shannon County<1>.

Teresita was established in 1904.

Teresita is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Teresita: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Teresita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Teresita - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Teresita ...

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

  • Mountain View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Willow Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Winona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Birch Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eminence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Summersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Peace Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
  • Hattie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
  • Thomasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Alley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Teresita ...

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

Adding Teresita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Teresita post office opened in 1903. The Teresita post office closed in 1998.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Teresita.

Footnotes ...

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