Welcome to Fitchville ...
Fitchville is located in Huron County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fitchville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.
Fitchville is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fitchville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Fitchville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fitchville - it's located in Connecticut.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fitchville.
Communities near Fitchville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fitchville.
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
- Oberlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wellington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Lorain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
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 Fitchville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fitchville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fitchville. 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 Fitchville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitchville. See our Newspapers Page for Fitchville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fitchville ...
Looking for more information about Fitchville? 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 Fitchville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fitchville.
Adding Fitchville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fitchville 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 Fitchville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fitchville post office opened in 1828.
We also found Fitchville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitchville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Huron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fitchville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |