Overland, Missouri

Overland is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.

Overland, Missouri
City
Downtown Overland
Coordinates: 38°41′55″N 90°22′09″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	St. Louis
Area [1]
• Total	4.41 sq mi (11.41 km2)
• Land	4.39 sq mi (11.37 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation [2]	650 ft (200 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	15,955
• Density	3,635.22/sq mi (1,403.53/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	29-55550[3]
GNIS feature ID	2396112[2]
Website	www.overlandmo.org

History

People started living in the area in the early 1820s.^[4] People traveling west from St. Louis often stopped there for the night. This place became known as "The Overland Park". Daniel Boone built a small cabin in this area. It was near the place where Lake Sherwood and Wyland Elementary School are today.

Later, some businesses opened in the area. A one-room school called the Buck School was built in 1846. In 1867, the Ritenour School District was created.^[5] In 1919, the name of the town was changed to "Overland". This was done to avoid confusion with Overland Park, Kansas.