Welcome to Calcutta ...

Calcutta is located in Columbiana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calcutta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Calcutta is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Calcutta: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Calcutta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Calcutta: This one is located in Columbiana County and the other is located in Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 6 communities that are also named Calcutta - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, New York, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Calcutta ...

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

• Weirton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• East Liverpool
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Aliquippa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Ambridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
  • Ambridge is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <5>
• Columbiana
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• New Brighton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
• Monaca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaca
  • Monaca is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monaca <5>
• Toronto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
• East Palestine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
  • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calcutta ...

Looking for more information about Calcutta? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Calcutta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Calcutta.

Adding Calcutta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Calcutta post office opened in 1838.

We also found Calcutta in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calcutta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/

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