Welcome to Veto ...

Veto is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Veto is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Veto: (740)

Communities Also Named Veto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Veto - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Veto ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Marietta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• Vienna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Belpre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
• Williamstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>
• Beverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
• North Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Lowell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Coolville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <4>
• Stockport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport
  • Stockport is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockport <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 Veto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Veto.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veto ...

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

Adding Veto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Veto post office opened in 1850.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/

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