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Welcome to Pherson ...

Pherson is located in Pickaway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pherson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Pherson is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Pherson ...

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

  • Grove City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Washington Court House
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Circleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Groveport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Obetz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Obetz is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obetz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Obetz <3>
  • Ashville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • South Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Lithopolis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pherson ...

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

Adding Pherson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pherson 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 Pherson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pherson post office opened in 1887. The Pherson post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pherson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Pickaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pherson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/