Country United States County Sainte Genevieve Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Elevation 192 m Local time Sunday 5:55 AM | State Missouri Township Ste. Genevieve FIPS code 29-81466 Zip code 63670 Area code 573 | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Zell is an unincorporated community located in Ste. Genevieve Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. Zell is located about six miles west of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri.
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Map of Zell, MO 63670, USA
Name
Zell is named for the town of Zell am Harmersbach in the Baden region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, located about 10 miles southeast of Offenburg, from where its settlers had originally come.
History
What is now Zell was first settled in 1798 when 1,000 arpents of land (1 arpent = 0.8507 acre) were granted to Pierre Charles Dehault Delassus Deluziere, which he called the Prairie Gautier Tract. In 1819, following Delassus' death, this land was sold to his son Charles Dehault Delassus, and then shortly after to Charles’ nephew Felix de St. Vrain.
In 1837 German Catholics arrived, at which time the location was known as Nouvelle Alsace (French: New Alsace), and was subsequently renamed Zell in 1840. The Catholic church of St. Joseph was built between 1845-1847.
Geography
Zell is located in Ste. Genevieve Township.