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Welcome to Thorpe ...

Thorpe is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Thorpe is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thorpe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Thorpe is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Thorpe: 417

Communities Also Named Thorpe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Thorpe - they are located in Iowa, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Thorpe ...

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

  • Marshfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Strafford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Niangua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Niangua is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Phillipsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Halfway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Goodnight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Goodnight is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
    • Goodnight has also been known as:
    • Goodnight village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorpe ...

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

Adding Thorpe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thorpe post office opened in 1880. The Thorpe post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorpe.

Footnotes ...

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