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Welcome to Deucher ...

Deucher is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deucher, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Deucher is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Deucher: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Deucher ...

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

  • Marietta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Williamstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Paden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Marys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harrisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sistersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Matamoras
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • North Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deucher ...

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

Adding Deucher to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Deucher post office opened in 1885. The Deucher post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deucher.

Footnotes ...

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