Welcome to Tom Town ...

So far, we found very little information about Tom Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tom Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tom Town, please Contact Us.

Tom Town would have been located within present day Barry County<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Tom Town was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Tom Town was located: 417

Communities Also Named Tom Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tom Town - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Tom Town ...

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

• Monett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monett
  • From Tom Town to Monett
• Aurora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Aurora
  • From Tom Town to Aurora
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From Tom Town to Mount Vernon
• Cassville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
  • Cassville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <3>
• Marionville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marionville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marionville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marionville
  • From Tom Town to Marionville
• Crane
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <3>
• Pierce City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pierce City
  • From Tom Town to Pierce City
• Purdy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Purdy is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <3>
• Billings
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <3>
• Exeter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Exeter
  • From Tom Town to Exeter

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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