Welcome to Calais ...

Calais is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Calais has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calais, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Calais is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Calais is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Calais ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Calais - they are located in Alberta, Maine, Montana (2) and Vermont.

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

Communities near Calais ...

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

• Barnesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Byesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Woodsfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsfield
  • Woodsfield is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsfield <4>
• Caldwell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Bethesda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Quaker City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <4>
• Senecaville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <4>
• Belmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Pleasant City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
  • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <4>
• Beallsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
  • Beallsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 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 Calais. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calais.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calais ...

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

Adding Calais to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Calais post office opened in 1841.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calais.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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