Welcome to Venable ...

Venable is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Venable is located in Texas County<1>.

The location of Venable has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Venable, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Venable is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Venable ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Venable - they are located in North Carolina (3), Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Venable ...

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

• Licking
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
  • Licking is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <4>
• Houston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Raymondville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymondville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
  • Raymondville is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <4>
• Plato
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Plato is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <4>
• Bucyrus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Texas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <4>
• Mineral Springs City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
  • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
• Success
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Success is located in Texas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Success <4>
• Roby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Roby is located in Texas County
• Huggins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
  • Huggins is located in Texas County
• Simmons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
  • Simmons is located in Texas 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 Venable. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Venable.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Venable ...

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

Adding Venable to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Venable 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 Venable was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Venable post office opened in 1891.

We also found Venable in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Venable.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Venable. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/