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Welcome to Calumet ...

Calumet is located in Jefferson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Calumet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Calumet is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Calumet: (740)

Communities Also Named Calumet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Calumet - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Quebec.

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

Communities near Calumet ...

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

  • Weirton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
  • Steubenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • East Liverpool
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wintersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
  • Wellsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
  • Ohioville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohioville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
    • Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
  • Mingo Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Follansbee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wellsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Midland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calumet ...

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

Adding Calumet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Calumet post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calumet.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

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 Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calumet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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