Welcome to Eastport ...

Eastport is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eastport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Eastport is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Eastport ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Eastport, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Eastport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Eastport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oklahoma and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Eastport ...

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

• New Philadelphia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <4>
• Dover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Carrollton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• Strasburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <4>
• Gnadenhutten
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Tuscarawas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Beach City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
  • Beach City is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach City <4>
• Magnolia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <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 Eastport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eastport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eastport ...

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

Adding Eastport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eastport post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eastport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

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