Negley, Ohio

Negley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 274 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Salem micropolitan area, 22 miles (35 km) south of Youngstown.

Negley, Ohio
Census-designated place
Negley Post Office
Negley Post Office
Location of Negley in Columbiana County and in the State of Ohio
Location of Negley in Columbiana County and in the State of Ohio
Coordinates: 40°47′24″N 80°32′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
TownshipMiddleton
Area
[1]
 • Total0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
 • Land0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,115 ft (340 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total274
 • Density305.80/sq mi (118.01/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44441
Area code(s)330, 234
FIPS code39-53802
GNIS Feature ID1065100
School DistrictEast Palestine City SD

Historically a mining community, Negley lies at the confluence of Bull Creek and the North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek along State Routes 154 and 170 at the state border with Pennsylvania. It is located on the Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad, and was formerly home to the only Youngstown and Southern Railroad shop.[4]

History
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010281—
2020274−2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[5][6]

Negley was the site of a Native American community before European colonization, located on a section of the Great Trail that “crossed the pancake” on the way between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Coshocton, Ohio.

Negley derives its name from Civil War Major General James S. Negley, who hailed from Pittsburgh. After the end of the Civil War, Negley returned to Pittsburgh and served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. After retiring from politics, he entered the railroad business and became president of the New York, Pittsburgh & Chicago Railway, which in 1883 platted Negley as the first new town along its line, named in his honor.[7] Negley grew in to a small mining community based from a nearby coal mine operated by the Powers Mining Company.[8]

The community formerly had an honor roll for residents who were veterans of World War II on the east side, but it was removed in the 1960s due to deterioration.[7] A Negley post office has been in operation since 1883, which serves eastern Middleton Township and Lake Tomahawk. It bears the ZIP code of 44441.

Geography

Negley is located in eastern Columbiana County at 40°47′24″N 80°32′20″W,[9] in eastern Middleton Township, which it completely surrounded by. The CDP lies along of the North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek and Bull Creek at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The CDP is 3 miles (4.8 km) south of East Palestine, 14 miles (23 km) north of East Liverpool, and 10 miles (16 km) west of central Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania.

The following highways pass through Negley:

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Negley CDP has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km2), all land.[3]

Economy

PennOhio Waste operates a construction and demolition debris landfill in Negley.[10]

Education

Children in Negley are served by the East Palestine City School District. Negley once had a traditional schoolhouse of its own, and later an elementary school. The current schools serving Negley are:

  • East Palestine Elementary School – grades K-4
  • East Palestine Middle School – grades 5-8
  • East Palestine High School – grades 9-12

Notable people

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Negley CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  4. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 127.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Negley CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  7. "A slice of Negley's history remembered". Lisbon Morning Journal. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  8. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 127.
  9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  10. White, Katie (September 1, 2019). "Landfill company addresses EPA, residents' concerns". Morning Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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