Welcome to Postboy ...

Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Postboy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Postboy is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Postboy ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Postboy, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Postboy ...

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

• New Philadelphia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <5>
• Coshocton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <5>
• Cambridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Uhrichsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
• Newcomerstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <5>
• Dennison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
• Byesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <5>
• West Lafayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <5>
• Sugarcreek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <5>
• New Concord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <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 Postboy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Postboy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Postboy ...

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

Adding Postboy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Postboy post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Postboy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

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