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Welcome to Saundersville ...

Saundersville is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saundersville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

Saundersville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saundersville: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Saundersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Saundersville - they are located in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Tennessee.

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

Websites for Saundersville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

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

Communities near Saundersville ...

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

  • Huntington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Ironton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Barboursville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Point Pleasant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallipolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Milton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
  • Coal Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Oak Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Grande
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saundersville ...

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

Adding Saundersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saundersville 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 Saundersville was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saundersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saundersville - 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 Saundersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Saundersville 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.