Welcome to Congo ...

Congo is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

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

Congo is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Congo: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Congo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Congo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Congo ...

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

• Weirton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• Steubenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <5>
• East Liverpool
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Aliquippa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Columbiana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• New Brighton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
• Monaca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaca
  • Monaca is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monaca <5>
• Toronto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
• East Palestine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
  • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <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 Congo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Congo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Congo ...

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

Adding Congo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Congo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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