Welcome to Feightner ...
So far, we found very little information about Feightner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Feightner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Feightner, please Contact Us.
Feightner would have been located within present day Ross County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Feightner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Feightner is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Feightner was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Feightner was located: 740 & 220<4>
Communities near Feightner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Feightner.
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stoutsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Laurelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adelphi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tarlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Feightner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Feightner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Feightner. 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 Feightner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Feightner. See our Newspapers Page for Feightner.
Adding Feightner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Feightner in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Feightner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Feightner post office opened in 1893. The Feightner post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Feightner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Feightner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ross, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Feightner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Feightner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Feightner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |