Welcome to Friedheim ...
Friedheim is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Friedheim, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Friedheim is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Friedheim lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Friedheim: 573 & 235<3>
The ZIP code for Friedheim: 63747<4>
Communities Also Named Friedheim ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Friedheim - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Friedheim.
Communities near Friedheim ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Friedheim.
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grand Tower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gordonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Altenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frohna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgewickville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
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 Friedheim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friedheim.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Friedheim. 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 Friedheim.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Friedheim. See our Newspapers Page for Friedheim.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friedheim ...
Looking for more information about Friedheim? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Friedheim, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Friedheim.
Adding Friedheim to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Friedheim 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 (so far) for Friedheim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Friedheim post office opened in 1886. The Friedheim post office closed in 1973.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Friedheim.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Friedheim - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Friedheim area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Friedheim area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Friedheim). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Friedheim or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |