Welcome to Kyger ...

Kyger is located in Gallia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kyger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Kyger is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Kyger is located in the (740) area code.

Websites for Kyger ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named Kyger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kyger - they are located in Kansas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kyger ...

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

• Point Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <4>
• Gallipolis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <4>
• Middleport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Pomeroy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• New Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Mason
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Syracuse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Rio Grande
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <4>
• Racine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <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 Kyger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kyger.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kyger ...

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

Adding Kyger to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kyger post office opened in 1837.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kyger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

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