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Welcome to Pisgah ...

Pisgah is located in Butler County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pisgah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

Pisgah is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pisgah lies within the (513) area code.

Communities Also Named Pisgah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Pisgah - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi (3), Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pisgah ...

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

  • Cincinnati
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
  • Covington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
  • Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Springboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
    • Springboro is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <4>
  • Forest Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pisgah ...

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

Adding Pisgah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pisgah post office opened in 1843.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pisgah.

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

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/

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 Butler, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Pisgah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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