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Welcome to Gaysport ...

Gaysport is located in Muskingum County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gaysport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gaysport is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gaysport: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Gaysport ...

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

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

Communities near Gaysport ...

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

  • Zanesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Crooksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • New Concord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • South Zanesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
  • Roseville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • McConnelsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Philo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Philo is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
  • Malta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Corning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaysport ...

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

Adding Gaysport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gaysport 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 Gaysport was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaysport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gaysport - 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 Gaysport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Gaysport 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.