| Official Name: | Zell, Missouri |
| Settlement Type: | unincorporated community |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sainte Genevieve |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ste. Genevieve |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 623 |
| Coordinates: | 37.9525°N -90.1428°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 63670 |
| Area Code: | 573 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-81466[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID 729223 |
Zell is an unincorporated community located in Ste. Genevieve Township in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. Zell is located approximately six miles west of Sainte Genevieve.[2]
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.[3]
What is now Zell was first settled in 1798 when 1,000 arpents of land (1 arpent =) 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 and 1847.[4] [5]
Zell is located in Ste. Genevieve Township. The site is just northeast of Interstate 55, along Missouri Route A.[6]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cold winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Zell has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.