Welcome to Botzum ...

Botzum is located in Summit County<1>.

Botzum was established in 1836.

Botzum is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Botzum: 330 & 234<3>

Communities near Botzum ...

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

• Akron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Parma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <4>
• Strongsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <4>
• Brunswick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Stow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <4>
• North Royalton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <4>
• Kent
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Garfield Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
  • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
• Medina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Botzum ...

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

Adding Botzum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Botzum post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Botzum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

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