Welcome to Timber ...
Timber is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Timber is located in Shannon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Timber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Timber is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Timber lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Timber: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Timber ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Timber - they are located in Oregon and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Timber.
Communities near Timber ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Timber.
- Eminence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Eminence is located in Shannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <5>
- Summersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
- Bunker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Bunker is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <5>
- Round Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Akers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Gila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Jadwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Alley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Darien
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Doss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Doss is located in Dent County
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 Timber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Timber.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Timber. 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 Timber.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Timber. See our Newspapers Page for Timber.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Timber ...
Looking for more information about Timber? 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 Timber, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Timber.
Adding Timber to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Timber 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 Timber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Timber post office opened in 1894.
We also found Timber on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Timber.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Timber. 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 Shannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Timber - 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 Timber area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Timber area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |