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Welcome to Fir ...

So far, we found very little information about Fir. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fir to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fir, please Contact Us.


Fir would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fir, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905. The community was inundated by Lake Ouachita.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fir is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Fir was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Fir was located: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Fir ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Fir - they are located in Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fir.

Communities near Fir ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fir.

  • Glenwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mount Ida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Pine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Norman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Black Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Avant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fannie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Alamo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fir. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fir.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fir. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fir.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fir. See our Newspapers Page for Fir.

Adding Fir to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fir in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fir was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fir post office opened in 1905. The Fir post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fir.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fir - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Fir area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Fir area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/