Welcome to Jericho ...

Jericho is located in Butler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jericho, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Jericho is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Jericho: (513)

Communities Also Named Jericho ...

While we believe that this Jericho is located in Butler County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Jericho. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monroe and Wayne County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 42 communities that are also named Jericho - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Jericho ...

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

• Hamilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Oxford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Monroe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Trenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Eaton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Germantown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <4>
• Carlisle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <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 Jericho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jericho.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jericho ...

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

Adding Jericho to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jericho post office opened in 1852.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jericho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/

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