Welcome to Fir Grove ...
Fir Grove is located in the Idaho Panhandle.
Fir Grove is located in Kootenai County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Fir Grove (Patience, this may take a moment).
The location of Fir Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fir Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
A typical abbreviation for Fir Grove: Fir Grv.
Fir Grove is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fir Grove is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Fir Grove lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Fir Grove and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Codes for Fir Grove: 208 & 986<4>
Communities Also Named Fir Grove ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fir Grove - it's located in Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fir Grove.
Communities near Fir Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fir Grove.
- Coeur d'Alene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene
- Coeur d'Alene is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,354 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeur d'Alene <5>
- Post Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
- Post Falls is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <5>
- Hayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Hayden is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <5>
- Rathdrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
- Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <5>
- Liberty Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
- Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <5>
- Spirit Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
- Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <5>
- Dalton Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Gardens
- Dalton Gardens is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton Gardens <5>
- Priest River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest River
- Priest River is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priest River <5>
- Athol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athol <5>
- Hauser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
- Hauser is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <5>
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 Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fir Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fir Grove. 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 Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fir Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Fir Grove.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fir Grove ...
Looking for more information about Fir Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fir Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fir Grove.
Adding Fir Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fir Grove 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 for Fir Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fir Grove post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fir Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fir Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Kootenai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fir Grove - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Fir Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Fir Grove 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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |