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Welcome to Equity ...

Equity is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Equity, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Equity is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Equity: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Equity ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Equity - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Equity ...

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

  • Marietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Belpre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Williamstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McConnelsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Beverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Malta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Equity ...

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

Adding Equity to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Equity post office opened in 1888. The Equity post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Equity.

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 Equity - 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 Equity area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Equity 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/