Welcome to Mitchaw ...

Mitchaw is located in Lucas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitchaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Mitchaw is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Mitchaw: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities near Mitchaw ...

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

• Toledo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Perrysburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <5>
• Adrian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <5>
• Oregon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Maumee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <5>
• Rossford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <5>
• Waterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
• Northwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <5>
• Whitehouse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <5>
• Dundee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Monroe County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchaw ...

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

Adding Mitchaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mitchaw 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 Mitchaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mitchaw post office opened in 1883.

We also found Mitchaw in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitchaw.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/

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