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Welcome to Ohio ...

Ohio is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ohio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Ohio is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ohio lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ohio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Ohio - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, New York, Nova Scotia (4), Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Ohio ...

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

  • Clinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Appleton City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Osceola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowry City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deepwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Schell City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockville is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Roscoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
  • Brownington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownington is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 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 Ohio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ohio.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ohio ...

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

Adding Ohio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ohio 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 (so far) for Ohio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ohio post office opened in 1878. The Ohio post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ohio.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ohio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/