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Welcome to Three States ...

Three States is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Three States is located in Mississippi County<1>.

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

Three States is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Three States: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Three States ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Three States - they are located in Louisiana and Texas.

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

Communities near Three States ...

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

  • Union City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiptonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • East Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Madrid
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hickman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <4>
  • Englewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Englewood is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
  • New Markham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
  • Clinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clinton is located in Hickman County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
  • Lilbourn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Matthews
    (18 miles [29 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 Three States. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Three States.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three States ...

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

Adding Three States to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Three States 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 (so far) for Three States was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Three States post office opened in 1893. The Three States post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Three States.

Footnotes ...

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