Welcome to Koch ...

So far, we found very little information about Koch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Koch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Koch, please Contact Us.

Koch would have been located within present day Saint Louis County<2>.

The location of Koch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Koch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Koch is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Koch was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Koch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Koch - they are located in Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Koch ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Belleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <5>
• University City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <5>
• Granite City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• Kirkwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
• East Saint Louis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <5>
• Webster Groves
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
  • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
• Arnold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <5>

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

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

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

Adding Koch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Koch 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 Koch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Koch post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Koch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/