Welcome to Firma ...
Firma is located in Saint Charles County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Firma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Firma is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Firma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Firma ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Firma.
- O'Fallon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Fallon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wentzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Hazelwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Saint Louis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dardenne Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
- Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <4>
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Firma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Firma.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Firma. 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 Firma.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Firma. See our Newspapers Page for Firma.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Firma ...
Looking for more information about Firma? 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 Firma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Firma.
Adding Firma to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Firma 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 Firma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Firma post office opened in 1901.
We also found Firma on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Firma.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Firma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |