Welcome to Townley ...
Townley is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Townley is located in Dunklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Townley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Townley is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Townley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Townley: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Townley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Townley - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, New Jersey and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Townley.
Communities near Townley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Townley.
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Malden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Portageville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bernie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Dunklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
- Clarkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Lilbourn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gideon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gideon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Gideon is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gideon <4>
- Parma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
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 Townley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Townley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Townley. 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 Townley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Townley. See our Newspapers Page for Townley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Townley ...
Looking for more information about Townley? 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 Townley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Townley.
Adding Townley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Townley 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 Townley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Townley post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Townley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dunklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Townley - 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 Townley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Townley 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |