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Welcome to Derthick ...

Derthick is located in Athens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Derthick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

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

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

Area Codes for Derthick: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Derthick ...

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

  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Logan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
  • Nelsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Lexington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Crooksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • McConnelsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Chauncey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chauncey is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Junction City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Straitsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Derthick ...

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

Adding Derthick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Derthick in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Derthick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Derthick post office opened in 1886. The Derthick post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Derthick.

Footnotes ...

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