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History · Peaceful Village

Peaceful Village dates to 2008

Most of Peaceful Village was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2007. Below: maps from 1931 on.

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How Peaceful Village began

When was Peaceful Village founded?

2008

Peaceful Village dates its founding to 2008 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 9518 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Peaceful Village’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Peaceful Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Peaceful Village’s history is told.

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The story so far

Peaceful Village, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Peaceful Village yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Peaceful Village (also known as Peaceful) is a village in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Peaceful Village had a population of 95.

Peaceful Village was established in 2008. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 9 to 95 (+956%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Peaceful Village on the map, 1931 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Peaceful Village. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Peaceful Village on the 1931 USGS mapPeaceful Village on the 1954 USGS mapPeaceful Village on the 1968 USGS mapPeaceful Village on the 1974 USGS mapPeaceful Village on the 1982 USGS map1931Pacific NE sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Peaceful Village.

Famous people

Famous people close to Peaceful Village

Nobody well known was born in Peaceful Village itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Marianne MooreAmerican poet · b. 1887
SlayyyterAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1996
Jim TalentAmerican politician · b. 1956
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Josephine JohnsonAmerican novelist, nature writer, poet · b. 1910
Michael ChandlerAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1986
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Mildred Esther MathiasAmerican botanist, horticulturalist, botanical … · b. 1906
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Peaceful Village’s history

What year was Peaceful Village founded?

In 2008, according to Wikidata.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.