Welcome to Chalfin Bridge ...
Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Chalfin Bridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Chalfin Bridge: 618 & 730<3>
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.<4> 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 <5>
- Festus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- De Soto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- Crystal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Herculaneum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millstadt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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.<6>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chalfin Bridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Chalfin Bridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Chalfin Bridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |