Welcome to Pekin ...

Pekin is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pekin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Pekin is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pekin ...

While we believe that this Pekin is located in Carroll County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Pekin. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson, Medina, Stark and Warren County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 20 communities that are also named Pekin - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Pekin ...

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

• Canton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Alliance
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• North Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Louisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
• Sebring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <3>
• Carrollton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
• Lisbon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
• East Canton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canton
  • East Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canton <3>
• Salineville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salineville
  • Salineville is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salineville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pekin ...

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

Adding Pekin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pekin post office opened in 1836.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pekin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyohio.net/

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