Welcome to Wetmore ...

Wetmore is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wetmore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Wetmore is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wetmore lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Wetmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Wetmore - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Wetmore ...

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

• Portsmouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Waverly City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Piketon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
  • Piketon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <4>
• New Boston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• South Shore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <4>
• South Webster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
  • South Webster is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <4>
• Beaver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
• Rarden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
  • Rarden is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <4>
• Otway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
  • Otway is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <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 Wetmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wetmore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wetmore ...

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

Adding Wetmore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wetmore post office opened in 1868.

We also found Wetmore in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wetmore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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