Achor, Ohio

Achor is an unincorporated community in Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies a few miles south of the community of Negley and just west of the state border with Pennsylvania. Once a leading settlement in the eastern portion of the county, it is now virtually a ghost town.

Achor, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Achor is located in Ohio
Achor
Achor
Achor is located in the United States
Achor
Achor
Coordinates: 40°46′27″N 80°32′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
TownshipMiddleton
Elevation
[1]
830 ft (253 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44441
Area codes330, 234
FIPS code39/00170
GNIS feature ID1064293[1]

History

Achor was originally called "The Valley of Achor", and under the latter name was platted around 1806.[2] Variant names included Achorston, Achortown, Anchorstown, and Middleton.[1] A post office called Achor was established in 1816, and remained in operation until 1901.[3]

In 2020, the Valley of Achor Baptist Church, the only original building of the community still standing, burned down.[4]

References
  1. "Achor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 303.
  3. "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. "Historic church destroyed by fire". The Review. August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2022.


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