Mechanicstown, Ohio
Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in northwestern Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44651.[1] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 39 and 524. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Mechanicstown, Ohio | |
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Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Carroll |
Township | Fox |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 44651 |
Area code | 330 |
History
The community was laid out in 1836 by Thomas McGavern.[2] On March 21, 1837, the Ohio General Assembly approved a name change from "Mechanicsburgh" to "Mechanicstown."[3]
Willis Elementary, of the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and located outside of town, was closed in 2008.[4][5]
Education
Students attend schools in the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.[6]
Notable people
- Thomas B. Fletcher — five-term U.S. Representative
- Wilbur S. Jackman - educator
References
- USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 180.
- Acts of a local nature passed at the first session of the thirty-fifth General Assembly of the State of Ohio begun and held in the city of Columbus, December 5, 1836. Columbus: James B. Gardner Printer to the state. 1837. p. 291.
- "Letters to the Editor". The Free Press Standard. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
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(help) - "Superintendent drops plans for grade level buildings". The Free Press Standard. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
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(help) - PUC Ohio map of School Districts Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
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