Welcome to Phoneton ...

Phoneton is located in Miami County<1>.

The location of Phoneton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Phoneton: FOHN-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phoneton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Phoneton is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Phoneton lies within the (937) area code.

Communities near Phoneton ...

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

• Dayton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Kettering
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <5>
• Beavercreek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <5>
• Fairborn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <5>
• Xenia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
• Troy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Riverside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Trotwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <5>
• Centerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <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 Phoneton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phoneton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phoneton ...

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

Adding Phoneton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phoneton 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 Phoneton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Phoneton post office opened in 1898.

We also found Phoneton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phoneton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/

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