Welcome to Gratis ...

The village of Gratis is located in Preble County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gratis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gratis has a population of 848 people<2> (see below for details).

Gratis is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gratis had an population of 848 people. This is a decrease of 3.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gratis had a population of 881 people. This makes Gratis the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 881 people, the population of Gratis decreased 5.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 934 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gratis.

Communities Also Named Gratis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gratis - they are located in Georgia and Texas.

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

Communities near Gratis ...

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

• Dayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Hamilton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Kettering
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <4>
• Middletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Trotwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <4>
• Centerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Oxford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Miamisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miamisburg
  • Miamisburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miamisburg <4>
• Springboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
  • Springboro is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <4>
• Monroe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gratis ...

Looking for more information about Gratis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gratis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gratis.

Adding Gratis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Gratis post office opened in 1823.

We also found Gratis in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gratis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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