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Welcome to Bangs ...

Bangs is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bangs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Bangs is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bangs: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Bangs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bangs - they are located in Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bangs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bangs ...

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

Adding Bangs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bangs post office opened in 1874.

We also found Bangs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bangs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bangs - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Bangs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Bangs 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/