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Welcome to Verdella ...

Verdella is located in Barton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Verdella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Verdella is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Verdella: 417

Communities near Verdella ...

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

  • Pittsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <3>
  • Nevada
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lamar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Frontenac
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Arma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <3>
  • Liberal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberal is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Mulberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sheldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mindenmines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 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 Verdella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Verdella.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Verdella ...

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

Adding Verdella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Verdella 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 (so far) for Verdella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Verdella post office opened in 1880. The Verdella post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Verdella.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Barton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Verdella - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/