Welcome to Old Washington ...

The village of Old Washington is located in Guernsey County<1>.

The location of Old Washington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Washington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Old Washington has a population of 268 people<3> (see below for details).

Old Washington is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Old Washington: (740)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Old Washington had an population of 268 people. This is a decrease of 3.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Old Washington had a population of 279 people. This makes Old Washington the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 279 people, the population of Old Washington increased 5.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 265 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Old Washington.

Communities Also Named Old Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Old Washington - they are located in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Old Washington ...

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

• Cambridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Barnesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>
• Newcomerstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <5>
• Byesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <5>
• New Concord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <5>
• Bethesda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Bethesda is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <5>
• Quaker City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <5>
• Senecaville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <5>
• Pleasant City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
  • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <5>
• Freeport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Washington ...

Looking for more information about Old Washington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Old Washington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Old Washington.

Adding Old Washington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Old Washington post office opened in 1911.

We also found Old Washington mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Washington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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