Welcome to River Styx ...

River Styx is located in Medina County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of River Styx, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Styx, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

River Styx is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for River Styx: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities near River Styx ...

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

• Akron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
• Strongsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <5>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• North Royalton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <5>
• Wooster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
• Medina
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <5>
• Barberton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <5>
• Green
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• Wadsworth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <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 River Styx. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River Styx.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Styx ...

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

Adding River Styx to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of River Styx 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 River Styx was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the River Styx post office opened in 1828.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Styx.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

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