City of Des Peres

City of Des Peres is a locality in St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri. City of Des Peres is situated near Town and Country, as well as near the hamlet Ozark View.

Places of Interest

Highlights: National Museum of Transportation and Quinette Cemetery.

National Museum of Transportation

Park

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The National Museum of Transportation is a private, 42-acre transportation museum in Kirkwood, Missouri. Founded in 1944, it restores, preserves, and displays vehicles from the late 1800s to the present: mainly locomotives and railroad equipment, but also cars, aircraft, and a boat.

Quinette Cemetery

Cemetery

Quinette Cemetery is a historic landmark and African-American burial ground located in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of the city of St. Louis. Quinette Cemetery is situated 2 miles south of City of Des Peres.

Kirkwood High School

School

Kirkwood High School is a public secondary school in Kirkwood, Missouri, United States. The school is part of the Kirkwood School District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkwood and Town and Country.

Kirkwood

Town

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St. Louis County is an area in the St. Louis Area of Missouri. Its current boundaries were set in 1877, when St. Louis City split off to become an independent city separate from any county. Kirkwood is situated 2½ miles southeast of City of Des Peres.

Town and Country

Town

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Town and Country is a city in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States with a population of 11,640 as of the 2020 census. Town and Country has the highest median household income of any city in Missouri with a population over 10,000 and also has one of the highest median incomes of any city in the United States.

Des Peres

Town

Des Peres is a city in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,193 at the 2020 census.

City of Des Peres

Type: Locality with 8,370 residents
Location: St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.5972° or 38° 35′ 50″ north

Longitude

-90.4481° or 90° 26′ 53″ west

Population

8,370

Elevation

610 feet (186 metres)

Open location code

86CFHHW2+VP

GeoNames ID

7163462

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ozark View and Barretts.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: West County Center and Saint Pauls Cemetery.

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