Welcome to Equity ...

Equity is located in Washington County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Equity lies within the (740) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• Vienna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>
• McConnelsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
• Caldwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Beverly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
• North Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Malta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Malta is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <4>
• Lowell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <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 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 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.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Equity.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/

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