Welcome to Violet ...

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

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

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Violet would have been located within present day Ottawa County<2>.

The location of Violet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Violet, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Violet is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The location where Violet once stood is in the (419) and (567)<5> area codes.

Websites for Violet ...

Official Website: www.violet.oh.us/

Communities Also Named Violet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Violet: This one is located in Ottawa County and the other is located in Mercer County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 12 communities that are also named Violet - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Violet ...

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

• Sandusky
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <6>
• Fremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
• Bellevue
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <6>
• Huron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <6>
• Clyde
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <6>
• Port Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
  • Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <6>
• Oak Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <6>
• Milan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <6>
• Monroeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <6>
• Marblehead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Marblehead is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marblehead <6>

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

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

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

Adding Violet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Violet in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Violet was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Violet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Violet: www.violet.oh.us/

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.oh.us/

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