Elkton, Ohio
Elkton, Ohio | |
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 Elkton Post Office | |
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| Coordinates: 40°45′43″N 80°41′55″W / 40.76194°N 80.69861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Township | Elkrun |
| Elevation | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44415 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064610[1] |
Elkton is an unincorporated community in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies along Ohio State Route 154 at the confluence of Elk Run and the Little Beaver Creek. The low-security Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton is located here.[2]
History
[edit]Elkton was platted in 1835.[3] The community derives its name from nearby Elk Run creek.[4] The community thrived due to its location on the Sandy and Beaver Canal, but was in decline by the late 1840s when the canal became unprofitable and was suspended.[5]
A post office called Elkton has been in operation since 1838 and has the ZIP code 44415.[6]
The Church Hill Road Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the shortest covered bridges for public highway use in the United States, at 19 feet 3 inches in length.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkton, Ohio
- ^ "FCI Elkton". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 273.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 42.
- ^ Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 134.
- ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 156. ISBN 9781878592705.
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