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Welcome to Torch ...

Torch is located in Athens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Torch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Torch is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Torch: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Torch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Torch - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Torch ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Athens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Marietta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Belpre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Ravenswood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Williamstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • North Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Chesterhill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Amesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Torch ...

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

Adding Torch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Torch 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 Torch was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Torch.

Footnotes ...

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