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Welcome to Ratcliffburg ...

Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ratcliffburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ratcliffburg is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ratcliffburg: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Ratcliffburg ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wellston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • McArthur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurelville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Coalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Coalton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ratcliffburg ...

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

Adding Ratcliffburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ratcliffburg 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 (so far) for Ratcliffburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ratcliffburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Vinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ratcliffburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Ratcliffburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Ratcliffburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.