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Welcome to Villa ...

Villa is located in Clark County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Villa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Villa is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Villa: (937)

Communities Also Named Villa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Villa - they are located in Delaware, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Villa ...

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

  • Springfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairborn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
    • Fairborn is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <4>
  • Urbana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
  • London
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • London is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
  • New Carlisle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
    • New Carlisle is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <4>
  • Cedarville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
    • Yellow Springs is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Springs <4>
  • Enon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Enon is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enon <4>
  • Saint Paris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Villa ...

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

Adding Villa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Villa 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 Villa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Villa post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Villa.

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

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Villa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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