Welcome to Tawawa ...

Tawawa is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tawawa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Tawawa is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Tawawa: (937)

Communities near Tawawa ...

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

• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Piqua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <4>
• Sidney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Bellefontaine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <4>
• Urbana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Covington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Saint Paris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paris
  • Saint Paris is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paris <4>
• West Liberty
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Fort Laramie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Laramie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laramie
  • Fort Laramie is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Laramie <4>
• Anna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <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 Tawawa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tawawa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tawawa ...

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

Adding Tawawa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tawawa 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 Tawawa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tawawa post office opened in 1848.

We also found Tawawa in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tawawa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.co.shelby.oh.us/

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