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Welcome to Piedmont ...

Piedmont is located in Harrison County<1>.


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


The pronunciation of Piedmont: PEED-mahnt<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piedmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

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

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

The telephone area code for Piedmont: (740)

Communities Also Named Piedmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Piedmont - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Piedmont ...

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

  • Uhrichsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
    • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <5>
  • Saint Clairsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cadiz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <5>
  • Dennison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <5>
  • Gnadenhutten
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
    • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <5>
  • Bethesda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
    • Bethesda is located in Belmont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <5>
  • Tuscarawas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
    • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Hopedale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopedale <5>
  • Flushing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piedmont ...

Looking for more information about Piedmont? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Piedmont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Piedmont.

Adding Piedmont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Piedmont post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piedmont.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piedmont. 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 Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Piedmont. 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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piedmont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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