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Missouri ranks 17th among states and provinces with markers in this database. Missouri is a state in the United States of America located in the American Midwest. It is also in the Upper Plains region. Missouri is some 70 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 6.1 million people. The state is divided into 115 counties and an independent city and all of them have entries in this database. In Missouri we have discovered historical markers in 367 cities and towns lying in 407 different ZIP Codes.
There are at least 3,682 historical markers in Missouri, by our count. We have cataloged 3,670 historical markers and 481 war memorials—each individually presented on 4,081 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. Pages for historical markers from this state make up 1.7% of our total. In addition, we are reasonably certain of another twelve historical markers in Missouri that we don’t yet have, and instead show on our Want List. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
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The first Missouri marker in the database, Tom Sawyer’s Fence, was added December 27, 2007. It was photographed in Hannibal in Marion County. The last one added was submitted on May 8, 2024, and titled Unknown Soldiers at Fort Bellefontaine Memorial. It is near Lemay in St. Louis County and had been erected in 1904. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, the earliest historical marker we know of in Missouri was erected in 1868. It was this one: 39th Regiment Monument, and one of our correspondents found it in Jefferson City in Cole County on March 25, 2021.
Missourians don’t want to forget their Industry and Commerce history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Missouri about Industry and Commerce—841 of them—than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Settlements and Settlers with 701 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Industry and Commerce topic was also Tom Sawyer’s Fence, added December 27, 2007. It had been erected in Hannibal in Marion County. The last one submitted was submitted on April 21, 2024, and titled Interurban Railroad - Withers Station. It had been erected in 2024 in Liberty in Clay County. One of the earliest marker erected with the Industry and Commerce topic that we have listed was erected in 1913. More than one was erected in 1913. This is one of them: Sanders Tavern - 1826, found in Warrenton in Warren County on May 19, 2011.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Missouri? What we know is that The Burnt District Monument is the most viewed entry in the database from Missouri since it was added in 2009. It is located in Harrisonville in Cass County. This year so far, the most viewed Missourian entry is located in Kansas City in Jackson County. It is Janssen Place Historic District.
Counties, Cities and Towns
The Missouri county or independent city with the most historical markers listed in this database is the independent city of St. Louis, with 772 of them. It is followed by St. Louis County with 609 markers. In St. Louis County the area with the most markers, 134, is University City.
Historical Markers in These Missouri Counties and an independent city
Checking the database for the city or town in Missouri with the most markers we again find St. Louis at the top of the list with 772 markers in or near it. It is followed by Kansas City in Clay County with 297 markers. For the ZIP Code with the most markers it’s 63102 at the top of the list with 193 markers in its delivery area. (ZIP Code 63102 is assigned to Saint Louis MO.) It is followed by ZIP Code 63130 with 139 markers. (63130 is assigned to Saint Louis MO including the University City delivery area.)
Historical Markers Near These Missouri Cities and Towns
There is no organization in charge of erecting official historical markers state-wide in Missouri today but the State Historical Society of Missouri was once responsible for erecting them. We have 116 of their markers in the database. Also, a number of counties and an independent city have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some other cities and towns.
By Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2017
A State Historical Society of Missouri Historical Marker
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Off the Beaten Path
You’ll find that even the smallest, least populated, or most rural areas of Missouri have been marked with history. Check out McDonald County, Douglas County and Benton County. We've only found one historical marker in each. Visiting one or more of these parts of Missouri might make for a pleasant road trip, and maybe you’ll discover more historical markers while you’re there. If you do, perhaps you’ll take the time to photograph them and, when you get home, become an HMdb correspondent by adding them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Missouri ranks 17th among states and provinces with markers in this database. Missouri is a state in the United States of America located in the American Midwest. It is also in the Upper Plains region. Missouri is some 70 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 6.1 million people. The state is divided into 115 counties and an independent city and all of them have entries in this database. In Missouri we have discovered historical markers in 367 cities and towns lying in 407 different ZIP Codes.
There are at least 3,682 historical markers in Missouri, by our count. We have cataloged 3,670 historical markers and 481 war memorials, each individually presented on 4,081 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. Pages for historical markers from this state make up 1.7% of our total. In addition, we are reasonably certain of another twelve historical markers in Missouri that we don’t yet have, and instead show on our Want List. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
Click or scan to see this page online.
The first Missouri marker in the database, Tom Sawyer’s Fence, was added December 27, 2007. It was photographed in Hannibal in Marion County. The last one added was submitted on May 8, 2024, and titled Unknown Soldiers at Fort Bellefontaine Memorial. It is near Lemay in St. Louis County and had been erected in 1904. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, the earliest historical marker we know of in Missouri was erected in 1868. It was this one: 39th Regiment Monument, and one of our correspondents found it in Jefferson City in Cole County on March 25, 2021.
Missourians don’t want to forget their Industry and Commerce history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Missouri about Industry and Commerce, 841 of them, than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Settlements and Settlers with 701 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Industry and Commerce topic was also Tom Sawyer’s Fence, added December 27, 2007. It had been erected in Hannibal in Marion County. The last one submitted was submitted on April 21, 2024, and titled Interurban Railroad - Withers Station. It had been erected in 2024 in Liberty in Clay County. One of the earliest marker erected with the Industry and Commerce topic that we have listed was erected in 1913. More than one was erected in 1913. This is one of them: Sanders Tavern - 1826, found in Warrenton in Warren County on May 19, 2011.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Missouri? What we know is that The Burnt District Monument is the most viewed entry in the database from Missouri since it was added in 2009. It is located in Harrisonville in Cass County. This year so far, the most viewed Missourian entry is located in Kansas City in Jackson County. It is Janssen Place Historic District.
Counties, Cities and Towns.
The Missouri county or independent city with the most historical markers listed in this database is the independent city of St. Louis, with 772 of them. It is followed by St. Louis County with 609 markers. In St. Louis County the area with the most markers, 134, is University City.
Checking the database for the city or town in Missouri with the most markers we again find St. Louis at the top of the list with 772 markers in or near it. It is followed by Kansas City in Clay County with 297 markers. For the ZIP Code with the most markers it’s 6 3 1 0 2 at the top of the list with 193 markers in its delivery area. (ZIP Code 6 3 1 0 2 is assigned to Saint Louis MO.) It is followed by ZIP Code 6 3 1 3 0 with 139 markers. (6 3 1 3 0 is assigned to Saint Louis MO including the University City delivery area.)
There is no organization in charge of erecting official historical markers state-wide in Missouri today but the State Historical Society of Missouri was once responsible for erecting them. We have 116 of their markers in the database. Also, a number of counties and an independent city have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some other cities and towns.
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Off the Beaten Path.
You’ll find that even the smallest, least populated, or most rural areas of Missouri have been marked with history. Check out McDonald County, Douglas County and Benton County. We've only found one historical marker in each. Visiting one or more of these parts of Missouri might make for a pleasant road trip, and maybe you’ll discover more historical markers while you’re there. If you do, perhaps you’ll take the time to photograph them and, when you get home, become an HMdb correspondent by adding them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Missouri ranks 17th among states and provinces with markers in this database. Missouri is a state in the United States of America located in the American Midwest. It is also in the Upper Plains region. Missouri is some 70 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 6.1 million people. The state is divided into 115 counties and an independent city and all of them have entries in this database. In Missouri we have discovered historical markers in 367 cities and towns lying in 407 different ZIP Codes. 
