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Welcome to Cavett ...

Cavett is located in Van Wert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cavett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

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

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

Area Codes for Cavett: 419 & 567<3>

Communities Also Named Cavett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cavett - they are located in Louisiana and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Cavett ...

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

  • Van Wert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Decatur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Delphos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Paulding
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Antwerp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Payne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Payne is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <4>
  • Rockford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continental
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cavett ...

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

Adding Cavett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cavett post office opened in 1881. The Cavett post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cavett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Van Wert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cavett - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Cavett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Cavett 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/