Welcome to Achor ...

Achor is located in Columbiana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Achor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Achor is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Achor: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities near Achor ...

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

• New Castle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• East Liverpool
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Struthers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Aliquippa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Ellwood City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <5>
• Columbiana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• New Brighton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
• Monaca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaca
  • Monaca is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monaca <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 Achor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Achor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Achor ...

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

Adding Achor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Achor 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 Achor was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Achor in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Achor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/