Welcome to Achor ...
Achor is located in Columbiana County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Achor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1816.
Achor is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Achor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Achor: 330 & 234<3>
Communities near Achor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Achor.
- New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Struthers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aliquippa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aliquippa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- 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 <4>
- Beaver Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellwood City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<6> 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 <4>
- Monaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Achor post office opened in 1816.
We also found Achor in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1828).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Achor.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Columbiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Achor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the Achor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Achor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |