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Welcome to Havre ...

Havre is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Havre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Havre - they are located in Iowa, Mississippi and Montana.

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

Communities near Havre ...

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

  • Toledo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Perrysburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oregon is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <2>
  • Sylvania
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Monroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maumee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maumee is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <2>
  • Rossford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Northwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dundee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottawa Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Havre ...

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

Adding Havre to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Havre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Havre post office opened in 1837. The Havre post office closed in 1837.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Havre.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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