Welcome to Vallonia ...

Vallonia is located in Belmont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vallonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Vallonia is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vallonia lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Vallonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Vallonia - they are located in Indiana, Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Vallonia ...

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

• Wheeling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Moundsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Saint Clairsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <4>
• Bellaire
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Barnesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Shadyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <4>
• Bethlehem
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
• Bridgeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• McMechen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
  • McMechen is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <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 Vallonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vallonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vallonia ...

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

Adding Vallonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vallonia post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vallonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

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