Welcome to Ragersville ...

Ragersville is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

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

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

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

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

Websites for Ragersville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

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

Communities near Ragersville ...

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

• New Philadelphia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Dover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Coshocton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Uhrichsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Millersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Strasburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Dennison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• West Lafayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (3 miles [4.8 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 <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 Ragersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ragersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ragersville ...

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

Adding Ragersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ragersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ragersville. 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/