Welcome to Philomath ...

Philomath is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Philomath, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

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

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

Philomath is within the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Philomath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Philomath - they are located in Georgia and Oregon.

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

Communities near Philomath ...

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

• Richmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Connersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <4>
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Cambridge City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge City
  • Cambridge City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge City <4>
• Hagerstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
• New Paris
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Preble County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <4>
• Fountain City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Fountain City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain City <4>
• Dublin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
• West College Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West College Corner
  • West College Corner is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West College Corner <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Philomath ...

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

Adding Philomath to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Philomath post office opened in 1837.

We also found Philomath in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Philomath.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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