Welcome to Angel ...

Angel is located in Gallia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Angel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Angel is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Angel is located in the (740) area code.

Websites for Angel ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named Angel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Angel - they are located in Alabama and Michigan.

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

Communities near Angel ...

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

• Point Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <4>
• Gallipolis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <4>
• Buffalo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Rio Grande
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <4>
• Crown City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
  • Crown City is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Athalia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
  • Athalia is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Henderson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Vinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Leon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Leon is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Cheshire
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • Cheshire is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angel ...

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

Adding Angel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Angel 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 Angel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Angel post office opened in 1895.

We also found Angel on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

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