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Welcome to Steubenville ...

Steubenville is located in Wayne County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Steubenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Steubenville is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Steubenville (for example, toward Burkesville), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Steubenville: (606)

Communities Also Named Steubenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Steubenville - they are located in Indiana and Ohio.

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

Communities near Steubenville ...

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

  • Somerset
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
  • Monticello
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Russell Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
  • Ferguson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <4>
  • Frazer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
    • Frazer is located in Wayne County
  • Parnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Wayne County
  • Murl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
    • Murl is located in Wayne County
  • Sumpter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Sumpter is located in Wayne County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Steubenville ...

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

Adding Steubenville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Steubenville post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Steubenville.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Wayne, 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 Steubenville - 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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