Welcome to Digby ...

Digby is located in Wood County<1>.

The location of Digby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Digby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Digby is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Digby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Digby - they are located in Kansas and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Digby ...

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

• Findlay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <4>
• Bowling Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Perrysburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <4>
• Maumee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <4>
• Fostoria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <4>
• Waterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Whitehouse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <4>
• North Baltimore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <4>
• Leipsic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <4>
• Deshler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <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 Digby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Digby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Digby ...

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

Adding Digby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Digby post office opened in 1869.

We also found Digby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Digby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

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