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Welcome to Ginther ...

So far, we found very little information about Ginther. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ginther to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ginther, please Contact Us.

Ginther would have been located within present day Harrison County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ginther, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ginther is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Ginther was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Ginther was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Ginther ...

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

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

Communities near Ginther ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Steubenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Ferry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clairsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bellaire
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wintersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
  • Mingo Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cadiz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <5>
  • Follansbee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wellsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

Adding Ginther to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ginther 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 for Ginther was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Ginther post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ginther.

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

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 Ginther, 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 Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ginther - 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 Ginther area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Ginther 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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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