Welcome to Trail ...

Trail is located in Holmes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trail, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Trail is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Trail: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Trail ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Trail - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Oregon.

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

Communities near Trail ...

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

• Massillon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <5>
• Wooster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• New Philadelphia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <5>
• Dover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
• Orrville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Strasburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Sugarcreek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <5>
• Brewster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <5>
• Dalton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trail ...

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

Adding Trail to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trail post office opened in 1883.

We also found Trail in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trail.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Holmes County: www.holmescounty.com/gov/

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