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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>.

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

The Area Codes where Reservoir was located: 740 & 220<3>

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)
  • Lancaster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickerington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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)
  • New Lexington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>

X2X - From that list, the Reservoir post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reservoir.

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

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 Reservoir, 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 Licking, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 Reservoir area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Reservoir 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.
<5>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.
<6>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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