Welcome to Straitsville ...

Straitsville is located in Perry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Straitsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Straitsville is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Straitsville: (740)

Communities Also Named Straitsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Straitsville - it's located in Connecticut.

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

Communities near Straitsville ...

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

• Athens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Logan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Nelsonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Nelsonville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
• New Lexington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Crooksville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <4>
• Roseville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Glouster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glouster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glouster
  • Glouster is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glouster <4>
• Bremen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
• Somerset
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Chauncey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Straitsville ...

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

Adding Straitsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Straitsville 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 Straitsville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Straitsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Straitsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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