Welcome to Safe ...
Safe is located in Maries County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Safe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Safe is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Safe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Safe: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Safe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Safe - it's located in North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Safe.
Communities near Safe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Safe.
- Rolla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <5>
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <5>
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
- Owensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <5>
- Steelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
- Steelville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <5>
- Belle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Belle is located in Maries County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Maries County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
- Doolittle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Bland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Bland is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <5>
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Safe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Safe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Safe. 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 Safe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Safe. See our Newspapers Page for Safe.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Safe ...
Looking for more information about Safe? 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 Safe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Safe.
Adding Safe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Safe 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 Safe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Safe post office opened in 1886.
We also found Safe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Safe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Safe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Maries, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Safe - 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 Safe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Safe 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/ |