Welcome to Armenia ...

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

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

Armenia would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Armenia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Armenia is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Armenia was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Armenia once stood is in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Armenia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Armenia - they are located in Georgia, Ontario and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Armenia ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Marietta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Vienna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Belpre
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Ravenswood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Williamstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <5>
• Elizabeth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• North Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Coolville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <5>
• Amesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
  • Amesville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amesville <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 Armenia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Armenia.

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

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

Adding Armenia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Armenia post office opened in 1887.

We also found Armenia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armenia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/

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