Antrim, Ohio

Antrim is an unincorporated community in Guernsey County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Antrim Presbyterian Church

History

Antrim was laid out in 1830.[2] The community was named after County Antrim, now in Northern Ireland, the ancestral home of a share of the first settlers.[3] A post office was established at Antrim in 1830, and remained in operation until 1957.[4]

Antrim was the home of Madison College, founded by Samuel Findley in 1835. Madison admitted both men and women at a time when this was unusual, and was well-respected for its academic offerings. The college closed after the Civil War, though the community tried multiple times to re-establish it. Madison College's charter was absorbed by its sister school Muskingum College, in neighboring Muskingum County.[5]

In 1890, the Antrim Presbyterian Church opened which remains to this day. There is also another church called the Antrim United Methodist Church. Antrim also has had a volunteer fire department since 1948 which servers over 180 sq miles.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antrim, Ohio
  2. Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 340.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 5.
  4. "Guernsey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  5. Wolfe, William. Stories of Guernsey County. pp. 436–440.
  6. "About Us - Antrim Community Volunteer Fire Department". www.antrimcommunityvfd.org. Retrieved July 11, 2017.

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