Welcome to Contreras ...

Contreras is located in Butler County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Contreras, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

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

Contreras is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Contreras lies within the (513) area code.

Communities Also Named Contreras ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Contreras - they are located in Indiana, Louisiana and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Contreras ...

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

• Hamilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Oxford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Connersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <4>
• Harrison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Eaton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Brookville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Franklin County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• New Miami
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miami
  • New Miami is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Union County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <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 Contreras. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Contreras.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Contreras ...

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

Adding Contreras to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Contreras post office opened in 1849.

We also found Contreras in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Contreras.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/

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