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Welcome to Pavonia ...

Pavonia is located in Richland County<1>.

The pronunciation of Pavonia: puh-VOH-nee-uh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pavonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Pavonia is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Pavonia: 419 & 567<4>

Communities Also Named Pavonia ...

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

Communities near Pavonia ...

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

  • Mansfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Galion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Shelby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ontario
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crestline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Loudonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New London
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bellville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bellville is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
    • Bellville has also been known as:
    • McClures Settlement
    • McClure
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <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 Pavonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pavonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pavonia ...

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

Adding Pavonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pavonia 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 (so far) for Pavonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pavonia post office opened in 1883. The Pavonia post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pavonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Pavonia. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pavonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Pavonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Pavonia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/