Map of Versailles city, Missouri

Versailles is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,482 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County. Locally, the town’s name is pronounced “Ver-sails”, rather than “Ver-seye,” as in the French pronunciation of the royal palace for which the town is named.

Versailles city overview:
Name:	Versailles city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Morgan County
Elevation:	997 ft (304 m)
Total Area:	2.33 sq mi (6.04 km²)
Land Area:	2.33 sq mi (6.03 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	2,539
Population Density:	1,090.64/sq mi (421.14/km²)
ZIP code:	65084
Area code:	573
FIPS code:	2975922
GNISfeature ID:	2397131

Online Interactive Map

Versailles online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

A post office called Versailles, after the royal palace near Paris, France, has been in operation since 1835. Versailles was not platted until 1854.

The Martin Hotel, built in 1853, after the Civil War had such guests as the showman P. T. Barnum and outlaw robber Jesse James. Since the late 20th century, it has been operated as a museum. Both it and the Morgan County Courthouse are existing historic structures that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The courthouse was designed in a French style.

Dixon Ticonderoga, a pencil manufacturing company, had a plant in Versailles until it closed in 2005.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.33 square miles (6.03 km), all land.