Welcome to Girton ...

Girton is located in Sandusky County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Girton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Girton is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Girton: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities near Girton ...

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

• Bowling Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <5>
• Tiffin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <5>
• Fremont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Fostoria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <5>
• North Baltimore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <5>
• Oak Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <5>
• Gibsonburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
  • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <5>
• Genoa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <5>
• Woodville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Pemberville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberville
  • Pemberville is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pemberville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Girton ...

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

Adding Girton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Girton 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 Girton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Girton post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Girton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sandusky County: www.sandusky-county.org/

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