Welcome to Detroit ...

So far, we found very little information about Detroit. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Detroit to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Detroit - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Detroit, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Detroit , we believe that it would have been located within present day Athens County<2>.

When the people of Detroit referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Detroiter<3>

Time Zone: The area where Detroit was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Detroit was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Detroit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Detroit - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Detroit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	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.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Detroit refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Detroit may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>	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 Detroit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Detroit area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).