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Welcome to Costonia ...

Costonia is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Costonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Costonia is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Costonia: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Costonia ...

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

  • Steubenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Liverpool
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wintersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ohioville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
  • Mingo Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Follansbee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wellsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Midland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
  • Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chester is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <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 Costonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Costonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Costonia ...

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

Adding Costonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Costonia post office opened in 1897. The Costonia post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Costonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Costonia - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Costonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Costonia 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/