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Welcome to Antrim ...

Antrim is located in Guernsey County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Antrim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Antrim is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Antrim lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Antrim is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Antrim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Antrim - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Antrim ...

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

  • Cambridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Uhrichsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
    • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <3>
  • Barnesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newcomerstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <3>
  • Byesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
    • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <3>
  • Gnadenhutten
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
    • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <3>
  • Bethesda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
    • Bethesda is located in Belmont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <3>
  • Tuscarawas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
    • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Flushing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antrim ...

Looking for more information about Antrim? 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 Antrim, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Antrim.

Adding Antrim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antrim 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 Antrim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Antrim post office opened in 1830.

We also found Antrim in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antrim.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antrim. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Guernsey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antrim - 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/









 

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