Welcome to Oval City ...

Oval City is located in Stark County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Oval City, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oval City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

Oval City is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Oval City: (330) & (234)<4>

Communities near Oval City ...

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

• Akron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Canton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
• Massillon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <5>
• Kent
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
• Barberton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <5>
• Green
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• Alliance
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <5>
• Tallmadge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
  • Tallmadge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmadge <5>
• North Canton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <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 Oval City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oval City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oval City ...

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

Adding Oval City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oval City 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 for Oval City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Oval City post office opened in 1829.

We also found Oval City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oval City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

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