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Welcome to Myers ...

So far, we found very little information about Myers. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Myers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Myers, please Contact Us.


Myers would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Myers, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Myers is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Myers was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Myers ...

While we believe that this Myers is located in Madison County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Myers. Those communities are located in the following counties: Richland and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 22 communities that are also named Myers - they are located in Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Myers ...

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

  • Springfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Urbana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
  • London
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • West Jefferson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • West Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Cedarville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Sterling
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Myers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Myers 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 Myers was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Myers.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Myers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Myers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.