Welcome to Troyton ...

So far, we found very little information about Troyton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Troyton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Troyton, please Contact Us.

Troyton would have been located within present day Delaware County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Troyton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Troyton is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Troyton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Troyton once stood is in the (740) area code.

Communities near Troyton ...

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

• Dublin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
• Delaware
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <5>
• Marion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Marysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Powell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <5>
• Sunbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <5>
• Mount Gilead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <5>
• Richwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
• Cardington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <5>
• Ashley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <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 Troyton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Troyton.

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

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

Adding Troyton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Troyton post office opened in 1893.

We also found Troyton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Troyton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/

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