Welcome to Allensville ...

Allensville is located in Vinton County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Allensville: AL-ehns-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allensville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Allensville is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Allensville: (740)

Communities Also Named Allensville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Allensville - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Allensville ...

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

• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Wellston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <5>
• McArthur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <5>
• Hamden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <5>
• Laurelville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
  • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <5>
• Coalton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
  • Coalton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Adelphi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
  • Adelphi is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <5>
• Zaleski
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
  • Zaleski is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <5>
• Richland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Vinton County
• Ray
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Ray is located in Jackson County

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 Allensville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allensville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allensville ...

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

Adding Allensville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allensville 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 Allensville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Allensville post office opened in 1840.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allensville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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