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Welcome to Jarvis ...

Jarvis is located in Ross County<1>.

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

Jarvis is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jarvis: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Jarvis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Jarvis - they are located in Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Jarvis ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Circleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Waverly City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Williamsport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frankfort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Stoutsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Laurelville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksburg is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jarvis ...

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

Adding Jarvis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jarvis 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 (so far) for Jarvis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jarvis post office opened in 1900. The Jarvis post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jarvis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ross, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jarvis - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Jarvis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Jarvis 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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