Welcome to Egypt ...

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

We've added Egypt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Egypt, please Contact Us.

Egypt would have been located within present day Tuscarawas County<2>.

The location of Egypt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Egypt is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Egypt ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Egypt, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Egypt ...

While we believe that this Egypt is located in Tuscarawas County, we know of another 5 Ohio communities named Egypt. Those communities are located in the following counties: Auglaize, Belmont, Licking, Scioto and Wood County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 43 communities that are also named Egypt - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Vermont (2), Washington and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Egypt ...

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

• New Philadelphia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <5>
• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
• Uhrichsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <5>
• Carrollton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Strasburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Dennison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <5>
• Sugarcreek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <5>
• Brewster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <5>
• Navarre
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
  • Navarre is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navarre <5>
• East Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canton
  • East Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canton <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

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