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Welcome to Pherson ...

Pherson is located in Pickaway County<1>.


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


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.<3>.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
  • Washington Court House
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Circleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
    • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <5>
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • Groveport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
    • Groveport is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <5>
  • Obetz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obetz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obetz
    • Obetz is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Obetz <5>
  • Ashville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
    • Ashville is located in Pickaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <5>
  • South Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
    • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Lithopolis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithopolis
    • Lithopolis is located in Fairfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lithopolis <5>
  • 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 for Pherson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pherson.

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

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pherson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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