Welcome to Sicily ...
So far, we found very little information about Sicily. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sicily to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sicily, please Contact Us.
Sicily would have been located within present day Highland County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Sicily, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sicily, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sicily is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sicily was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Sicily once stood is in the (937) area code.
Communities Also Named Sicily ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sicily - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sicily.
Communities near Sicily ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sicily.
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
- Amelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Amelia is located in Clermont County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <5>
- Blanchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchester
- Blanchester is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchester <5>
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
- Mount Orab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
- Mount Orab is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <5>
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <5>
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <5>
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Batavia is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <5>
- Ripley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <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 Sicily. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sicily.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sicily. 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 Sicily.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sicily. See our Newspapers Page for Sicily.
Adding Sicily to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sicily in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sicily was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Sicily post office opened in 1848.
We also found Sicily in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sicily.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sicily, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sicily - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |