Welcome to Chalfin Bridge ...

Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Chalfin Bridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalfin Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Chalfin Bridge: Chalfin Brg. (or less commonly used: Chalfin Brdg. or Chalfin Brdge.)

Chalfin Bridge is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chalfin Bridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Chalfin Bridge: (618)

Communities near Chalfin Bridge ...

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

• Arnold
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Festus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Waterloo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• De Soto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Pevely
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
• Crystal City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
• Herculaneum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <4>
• Millstadt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstadt
  • Millstadt is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millstadt <4>
• Red Bud
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <4>

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 Chalfin Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chalfin Bridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chalfin Bridge. 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 Chalfin Bridge.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chalfin Bridge ...

Looking for more information about Chalfin Bridge? 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 Chalfin Bridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chalfin Bridge.

Adding Chalfin Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chalfin Bridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chalfin Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chalfin Bridge post office opened in 1874.

We also found Chalfin Bridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalfin Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chalfin Bridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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