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Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy Trails |
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Columbiana County, Ohio Communities |
Clarkson
Clarkson is an unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
The majority of residences are clustered at the intersection of Clarkson and Sprucevale Roads (County Highways 426 and 428).
Clarkson was laid out and founded in February 1806 by Robert Hanna, who moved there in a conestoga wagon with his wife. It was surveyed by William Heald. Hanna built and resided in a log tavern at the intersection of two roads. This building was later known as the Edward McGinnis tavern.
A post office was established in Clarkson in 1833 and remained until 1935.
An early settler and businessman was Milo Warrick who, in 1840, was a cabinet maker and undertaker in Clarkson. His son, Clement Vlandingham Warrick, opened a general store in Clarkson in 1885. He established the first Standard Oil dealership in Ohio, holding vendor's license Number 1.
Gaston's Mill, named for Clarkson resident Philander Gaston, lies within Beaver Creek State Park. The mill was built in 1837 and has been restored.
Damascus
Damascus is a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Goshen Township in Mahoning County and northwestern Butler Township in Columbiana County in the U.S. state of Ohio. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44619. Its elevation is 1,211 feet (369 m). The community lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 62 and State Routes 173 and 534.
The Mahoning County portion of Damascus is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Columbiana County portion is part of the East Liverpool-Salem Micropolitan Statistical Area.
East Rochester
East Rochester is a census-designated place in southern West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44625. It lies along U.S. Route 30.
Elkton
Elkton is an unincorporated place located in central Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The United States Postal Service has assigned Elkton the ZIP code 44415. (This is not to be confused with West Elkton, Ohio, which is in an entirely different part of the state.) It lies along State Route 154.
Elkton is the location of a federal prison, the Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton.
Fredericktown
Fredericktown is a historic unincorporated community at the confluence of the north and middle forks of Little Beaver Creek in northeastern St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. It lies about six miles north of nearby East Liverpool and about 50 miles west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is known for its numerous historic buildings and its abundant natural beauty.
Beginnings
Given its physical location at the confluence of a river system, the area was looked on as a place of holy or mystical significance to Native American tribes in the area. The Delaware, Wyandot and Seneca tribes all roamed the area at one time, and all variously claimed tribal ownership of the land.
The first known white settler was one Timothy Sheerer, who built a log cabin in the area sometime before 1795.
Pennsylvania native George Frederick (1775-1840) married Barbara Smith (1778-1866) and moved to Columbiana County in 1801. There they reared nine children. Frederick, interested in becoming a miller, bought the former Jackman gristmill and sawmill alongside the banks of the north fork of Little Beaver Creek. The town is named for George Frederick.
Early families
In addition to George Frederick and his family, other families who have dwelt in the area for close to two centuries include the Culbertson, Dailey, Gaston, Green, Hambleton, Hamilton, Jackman, Stockdale and Vodrey families.
Historic buildings
Despite its tiny size, Fredericktown boasts a wealth of historic buildings. These include an unusual octagonal building which was used variously over the years as a general store, a school and the village post office; two churches (one of which was deconsecrated and is now privately owned); several private homes constructed of locally-quarried sandstone; several log cabins; a one-room schoolhouse; a handful of barns; and the former Stagecoach Inn, which has been a private home for many years.
Little Beaver Creek
Little Beaver Creek is the only major river in Ohio to have been granted both State Wild and Scenic and National Scenic River designations. Just east of East Liverpool, the creek drains into the Ohio River. The now-defunct Sandy and Beaver Canal runs parallel to the creek.
According to a Department of the Interior study conducted in April 1975, Little Beaver Creek supports 63 species of fish, 49 mammal species, 140 types of birds and 46 species of reptiles and amphibians, including the rare and protected salamander known as the hellbender. It is an exceptionally clean riparian corridor with a highly diverse ecosystem. The Little Beaver Creek corridor was long thought to be the only river valley in the entire United States to feature geologic evidence of all four Ice Ages, although this is now disputed.
Homeworth
Homeworth is a census-designated place in Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.
Located in southwestern Knox Township, aside from homes, the area around Homeworth has farms, hills, fields, and cows.
Its elevation is 1155 feet. Its ZIP Code is 44634.
Notable residents: Wesley Matthias Stanford (b. 1846)
Kensington
Kensington is an unincorporated community in southwestern Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44427. It lies along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with State Routes 9 and 644.
Negley
Negley is a census-designated place in northeastern Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44441. It lies along State Route 154.
Negley is also the site of the Youngstown and Southern Railway shop that is now used by the Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad.
North Georgetown
North Georgetown is an unincorporated community in western Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44665. The town itself it located at the intersection of Georgetown Road (County Hwy 200) and Rochester Road (County Hwy 402).
The Stage Coach Inn, founded in the early 1800's, was once a stop-off point for stagecoaches travelling to nearby cities. Now a restaurant, the building itself has history. It is said that it was once part of the Underground Railroad, helping to hide fleeing slaves during the Civil War.
West Point
West Point is an unincorporated community in northern Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44492. It lies along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with State Routes 45 and 518.
Among its most notable natives was Robert Allen, a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Winona
Winona is an unincorporated community in southeastern Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44493.
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