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Welcome to Byron ...

Byron is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

Byron is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Byron: 937 & 326<3>

Communities Also Named Byron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Byron - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Byron ...

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

  • Dayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
  • Springfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kettering
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beavercreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Huber Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Xenia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Xenia is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
  • Riverside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trotwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Centerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Miamisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byron ...

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

Adding Byron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Byron 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 (so far) for Byron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Byron post office opened in 1849. The Byron post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byron.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Byron - 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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Byron area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Byron 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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