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Welcome to Filer ...

Filer is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Filer is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Filer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Filer is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Filer: 417

Communities Also Named Filer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Filer - they are located in Idaho and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Filer ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ava
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
  • Cabool
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mansfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Wright County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
  • Hartville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Olathia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
    • Olathia is located in Douglas County
  • Macomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Macomb is located in Wright County
  • Vanzant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanzant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
  • Drury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Drury is located in Douglas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Filer ...

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

Adding Filer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Filer 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 Filer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Filer post office opened in 1895.

We also found Filer on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Filer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Filer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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