Welcome to Ohio ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ohio, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: Ohio lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Area Codes for Ohio: 902 & 782<1>

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, Missouri, New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario and Texas.

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

Adding Ohio 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 we've referenced which mentioned Ohio was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ohio.

Footnotes ...

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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 902 code has been Overlayed with the 782 area code. New phone numbers in the Ohio area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Ohio area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).