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Welcome to Tucson ...

Tucson is located in Ross County<1>.

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

When the people of Tucson refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Tucsonan<2>

Tucson is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Tucson: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Tucson ...

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

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

Communities near Tucson ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Circleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
    • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <5>
  • Waverly City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Frankfort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Stoutsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
    • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <5>
  • Laurelville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Adelphi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adelphi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
    • Adelphi is located in Ross County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <5>
  • Tarlton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tucson ...

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

Adding Tucson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tucson 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 Tucson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Tucson post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tucson.

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

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

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 Ross, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Tucson 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 Tucson may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tucson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Tucson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Tucson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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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