RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Ohio >> Logan County >> Island ViewIndex...

Welcome to Island View ...

Island View is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

A typical abbreviation for Island View: Island Vw.

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

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

Area Codes for Island View: 937 & 326<3>

Communities Also Named Island View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Island View: This one is located in Logan County and the other is located in Wood County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 12 communities that are also named Island View - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Island View ...

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

  • Lima
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Lima is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <4>
  • Bellefontaine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wapakoneta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <4>
  • Fort Shawnee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
    • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
    • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
  • West Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cridersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cridersville
    • Cridersville is located in Auglaize County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cridersville <4>
  • Anna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Anna is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
  • Jackson Center
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Island View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island View.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island View ...

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

Adding Island View to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Island View post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Island View.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Island View - 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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Island View area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Island View 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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