Welcome to Shreve ...

The village of Shreve is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shreve, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shreve has a population of 1,526 people<3> (see below for details).

Shreve is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shreve had an population of 1,526 people. This is an increase of 0.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shreve had a population of 1,514 people. This makes Shreve the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Shreve represents 0.01% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 447th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,514 people, the population of Shreve decreased 4.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,582 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shreve.

Communities Also Named Shreve ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shreve - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky and Missouri.

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

Communities near Shreve ...

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

• Wooster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Orrville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Orrville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <5>
• Millersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <5>
• Loudonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• Dalton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <5>
• Smithville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Apple Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
  • Apple Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Creek <5>
• Killbuck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
  • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <5>
• Perrysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Perrysville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <5>
• Jeromesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeromesville
  • Jeromesville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeromesville <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 Shreve. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shreve.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shreve ...

Looking for more information about Shreve? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shreve, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shreve.

Adding Shreve to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shreve post office opened in 1836.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shreve.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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