Welcome to Jarvis ...

Jarvis is located in Ross County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jarvis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Jarvis is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Jarvis is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Jarvis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Jarvis - they are located in Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Jarvis ...

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

• Chillicothe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <4>
• Circleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Waverly City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
  • Waverly City is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Williamsport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Kingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Stoutsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
  • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <4>
• Laurelville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
  • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <4>
• Clarksburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 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 Jarvis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jarvis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jarvis ...

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

Adding Jarvis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jarvis post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jarvis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

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