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Welcome to Pricetown ...

Pricetown is located in Highland County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pricetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Pricetown is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pricetown is located in the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Pricetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Pricetown: This one is located in Highland County and the other is located in Mahoning County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 8 communities that are also named Pricetown - they are located in Kentucky (2), Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pricetown ...

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

  • Hillsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blanchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
  • Mount Orab
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
    • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <4>
  • Bethel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Clermont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
  • Lynchburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
  • Leesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • New Vienna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sardinia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
    • Sardinia is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <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 Pricetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pricetown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pricetown ...

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

Adding Pricetown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pricetown post office opened in 1849.

We also found Pricetown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pricetown.

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

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

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 Highland, 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 Pricetown - 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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