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Welcome to Comet ...

Comet is located in Summit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Comet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Comet is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Comet: 330 & 234<3>

Communities Also Named Comet ...

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

Beyond Ohio, there are 10 communities that are also named Comet - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Comet ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Comet ...

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

Adding Comet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Comet post office opened in 1883. The Comet post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Comet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Summit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Comet - 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 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the Comet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Comet 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/