Welcome to Ohio ...

Ohio is located in Herkimer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ohio, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ohio is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ohio is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Websites for Ohio ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ohio, the following might be of interest:

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, 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.

• Trenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Oneida County
• Dolgeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <5>
• Newport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Remsen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
  • Remsen is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <5>
• Middleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
  • Middleville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <5>
• Poland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Poland is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <5>
• Holland Patent
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
  • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <5>
• Cold Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
  • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <5>
• Prospect
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Oneida County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
• Barneveld
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
  • Barneveld is located in Oneida County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneveld <5>

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 for Ohio was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ohio on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ohio.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/