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Welcome to Horatio ...

Horatio is located in Darke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horatio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Horatio is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Horatio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Horatio - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Horatio ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Horatio, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Horatio ...

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

  • Troy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Piqua
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Darke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • West Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
    • West Milton is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Milton <4>
  • Union City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Minster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Covington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Henry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Versailles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Arcanum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
    • Arcanum is located in Darke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <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 Horatio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horatio.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horatio ...

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

Adding Horatio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horatio 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 Horatio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Horatio post office opened in 1860.

We also found Horatio in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horatio.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Darke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horatio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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