Welcome to Gustavus ...

Gustavus is located in Trumbull County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gustavus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Gustavus is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gustavus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gustavus - it's located in Alaska.

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

Communities near Gustavus ...

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

• Warren
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
• Niles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <3>
• Hermitage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <3>
• Sharon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <3>
• Grove City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <3>
• Cortland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <3>
• Greenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Farrell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <3>
• Sharpsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <3>
• Jefferson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gustavus ...

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

Adding Gustavus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gustavus post office opened in 1825.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gustavus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/

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