Welcome to Providence ...
So far, we found very little information about Providence. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Providence to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Providence - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Providence, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Providence , we believe that it would have been located within present day Gallia County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Providence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
When the people of Providence referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Providentian<3>
Time Zone: The area where Providence was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Providence was located: 740 & 220<4>
Communities Also Named Providence ...
While we believe that this Providence is located in Gallia County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Providence. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coshocton, Lucas and Wood County.
Beyond Ohio, there are 76 communities that are also named Providence - they are located in Alabama (8), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (7), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), North Carolina (6), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (7), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Providence.
Websites for Providence ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.galliacounty.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Providence, the following might be of interest:
Adding Providence to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Providence in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Providence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Providence post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Providence.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Gallia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Providence refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Providence may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Providence area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Providence area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |