Welcome to Pfeiffer ...
Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pfeiffer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Pfeiffer is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pfeiffer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Pfeiffer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pfeiffer - they are located in Arkansas and Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pfeiffer.
Websites for Pfeiffer ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.hardinohio.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pfeiffer, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Pfeiffer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pfeiffer.
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ada is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <3>
- Richwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <3>
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <3>
- Alger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Alger is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <3>
- Belle Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Rue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 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 Pfeiffer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pfeiffer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pfeiffer. 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 Pfeiffer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pfeiffer. See our Newspapers Page for Pfeiffer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pfeiffer ...
Looking for more information about Pfeiffer? 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 Pfeiffer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pfeiffer.
Adding Pfeiffer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pfeiffer 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 Pfeiffer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pfeiffer post office opened in 1883.
We also found Pfeiffer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pfeiffer.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pfeiffer - 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/ |