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Welcome to Staunton ...

Staunton is located in Fayette County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Staunton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

When the people of Staunton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Stautonian<3>

Staunton is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Staunton: (740)

Communities Also Named Staunton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Staunton: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Miami County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 11 communities that are also named Staunton - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Staunton ...

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

  • Washington Court House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • Wilmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
    • Sabina is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <5>
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
  • Leesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Vienna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Frankfort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Staunton ...

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

Adding Staunton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Staunton 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 Staunton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Staunton post office opened in 1844.

We also found Staunton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Staunton.

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Staunton refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Staunton may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Staunton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>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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