Welcome to Pontiac ...

Pontiac is located in Huron County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pontiac, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

When the people of Pontiac refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Pontiacker<3>

Pontiac is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Pontiac ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Pontiac - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Pontiac ...

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

• Sandusky
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <5>
• Norwalk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
• Bellevue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Huron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <5>
• Clyde
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Willard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• New London
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• Greenwich
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <5>
• Milan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <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 Pontiac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pontiac.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pontiac ...

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

Adding Pontiac to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pontiac post office opened in 1848.

We also found Pontiac in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pontiac.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Huron County: www.hccommissioners.com/

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