Welcome to Trinity ...
So far, we found very little information about Trinity. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Trinity to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Trinity, please Contact Us.
Trinity would have been located within present day Adair County<2>.
The location of Trinity has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Trinity, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Trinity is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Trinity was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Trinity still existed, it would have been in the (660) area code.
Communities Also Named Trinity ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Trinity - they are located in Alabama (3), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nevada, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Trinity.
Communities near Trinity ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trinity.
- Kirksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Kirksville is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirksville <5>
- Memphis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Scotland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <5>
- Edina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Edina is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <5>
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
- Queen City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Greentop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
- Greentop is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentop <5>
- Novinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Downing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Brashear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 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 Trinity. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trinity.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trinity. 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 Trinity.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trinity. See our Newspapers Page for Trinity.
Adding Trinity to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Trinity 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 for Trinity was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Trinity post office opened in 1892.
We also found Trinity on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Trinity.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Trinity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trinity - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |