Annapolis, Ohio

History

Annapolis was originally called New Salem, and under the latter name was platted in 1802.[2] A post office called New Salem was established in 1815, the name was changed to Annapolis 1823, and the post office closed in 1914.[3] Besides the post office, Annapolis had a country store.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Annapolis, Ohio
  2. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 517.
  3. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 844.

40°24′40″N 80°51′47″W


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