Welcome to Signal ...

Signal is located in Columbiana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Signal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Signal is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Signal: (330) & (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Signal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Signal - they are located in Arizona, Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Communities near Signal ...

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

• Salem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• East Liverpool
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Struthers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Campbell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Canfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <5>
• Columbiana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• New Brighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
• East Palestine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
  • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <5>
• Beaver
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Signal ...

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

Adding Signal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Signal 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 Signal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Signal post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Signal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Signal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/

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