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Welcome to Ghent ...Ghent is located in Summit County<1>. The location of Ghent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Ghent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858. Ghent is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ghent lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Ghent: (330) and (234)<4> Communities Also Named Ghent ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ghent - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ghent. Communities near Ghent ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ghent.
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 Ghent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ghent. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ghent. 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 Ghent. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ghent. See our Newspapers Page for Ghent. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ghent ...Looking for more information about Ghent? 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 Ghent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ghent. Adding Ghent to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ghent 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 Ghent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Ghent in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ghent. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ghent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/ The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/ Footnotes ...
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