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Welcome to Eber ...

Eber is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Eber is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Eber: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Eber ...

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

  • Washington Court House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Greenfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sabina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Sterling
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • South Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jeffersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eber ...

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

Adding Eber to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eber post office opened in 1892. The Eber post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eber.

Footnotes ...

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