Welcome to West Eminence ...
West Eminence is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
West Eminence is located in Shannon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Eminence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
A typical abbreviation for West Eminence: W. Eminence
West Eminence is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Eminence lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Eminence: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near West Eminence ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Eminence.
- Winona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Shannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <5>
- Birch Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
- Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <5>
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
- Round Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Montier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Hartshorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Akers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Gila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Howell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <5>
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 West Eminence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Eminence.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Eminence. 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 West Eminence.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Eminence. See our Newspapers Page for West Eminence.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Eminence ...
Looking for more information about West Eminence? 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 West Eminence, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Eminence.
Adding West Eminence to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Eminence 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 West Eminence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the West Eminence post office opened in 1910.
We also found West Eminence in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Eminence.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Eminence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Shannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Eminence - 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 West Eminence area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the West Eminence area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |