Van Wert is a city in Northwest Ohio. It is the county seat of Van Wert County, Ohio, USA.
Get in
By car
- U.S. Route 30. Van Wert can be accessed by US 30 which provides connection to Upper Sandusky, Bucyrus, Ontario, Mansfield, Wooster and Canton to the east and Fort Wayne, Indiana to the west.
Get around
See
Do
Learn
- Vantage Career Center, 818 N. Franklin St, ☏ +1 419-238-5411, toll-free: +1-800-686-3944. Vantage Career Center is proud to provide diverse opportunities for high school and adult education for the members of Van Wert County and the surrounding area.
Buy
Besides the Walmart and the Van Wert Towne Center on Van Wert's northside, the people of Van Wert, Ohio must travel anywhere from 40 minutes to 1 hour northwest on U.S. Route 30 to the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana to get to the closet major shopping mall and biggest retail shopping area.
Eat
Grocery stores
- Walmart Supercenter, 301 Town Center Blvd, ☏ +1 419 238-5662. Walmart is open 24 hours.
Restaurants
- Bob Evans, 761 W. Ervin Rd, ☏ +1 419 238-7191. Hours are Sunday 6AM to 9PM, Monday through Thursday 6:30AM to 9PM, Friday and Saturday 6:30AM to 10PM.
Drink
There are plenty of choices for alcohol. Most grocery stores carry it, as well as the gas stations, drive-throughs and convenience stores.
Sleep
- Comfort Inn Van Wert, 840 N. Washington St, ☏ +1 419 232-6040, fax: +1 419-232-6210. 57 rooms, centrally located.
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Van Wert, 860 N. Washington St, ☏ +1 419 238-2600.
Connect
- United States Post Office, Main Office, 314 E. Main St, ☏ +1 419 238-1678, fax: +1 419-238-6270. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM; Saturday 9AM to 12PM (noon). Package and shipping price varies.
Cope
Hospitals
- Van Wert County Hospital, 1250 S. Washington St,, ☏ +1 419 238-2390.
Library
- Brumback Library, Main Branch, 215 W. Main St, ☏ +1 419 238-2168. Hours are Monday through Thursday 9:30AM to 7:30PM; Friday 9:30AM to 5PM; Saturday 9:30AM to 3:30PM. The main library offers free Internet access, although you may have to obtain a library card first.
Newspapers
- The Times Bulletin is the only daily newspaper published in the Van Wert area.
Go next
- Fort Wayne is about 40 minutes northwest on U.S. Route 30.
- Mansfield is about 1 hour and 54 minutes east on U.S. Route 30.
- Canton is about 3 hours east on U.S. Route 30.
Routes through Van Wert |
Fort Wayne ← Convoy ← | W E | → Delphos → Lima via |
Lansing ← Jackson ← | N S | → Jct W E Template:Rtarrow Hamilton → Cincinnati |
Ends at ← Huntington ← | W E | → Findlay → Akron |