Welcome to Reservoir ...

So far, we found very little information about Reservoir. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Reservoir to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Reservoir, please Contact Us.

Reservoir would have been located within present day Licking County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Reservoir, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reservoir, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Time Zone: The area where Reservoir was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Reservoir still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Reservoir ...

While we believe that this Reservoir is located in Licking County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Reservoir. Those communities are located in the following counties: Huron and Mercer County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 8 communities that are also named Reservoir - they are located in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Reservoir ...

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

• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Pickerington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
• Pataskala
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
• Heath
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
• Granville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• New Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Baltimore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Buckeye Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <4>
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <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 Reservoir. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reservoir.

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

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

Adding Reservoir to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Reservoir was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Reservoir post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reservoir.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

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