Chenoweth, Ohio
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Chenoweth, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 39°43′52″N 83°21′27″W / 39.73111°N 83.35750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
Counties | Madison |
Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 43143 |
Area code | 740 |
GNIS feature ID | 1056240[1] |
Chenoweth is an unincorporated community in Range Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°43′52″N 83°21′27″W / 39.73111°N 83.35750°W,[2] along Ohio State Route 323 between McClimansville and Range.[3]
Chenoweth was never platted.[4] The community has the name of John Chenoweth, a pioneer settler.[5] The Chenoweth Post office was established on October 12, 1887, but was discontinued on September 15, 1900. The mail service is now sent through the Mount Sterling branch.[6] As of 1915, the community contained one grocery store, one blacksmith, and a small cluster of houses.[4]
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chenoweth, Ohio
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
- ^ a b Bryan, Chester E., History of Madison County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Pg. 186.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 26.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chenoweth Post Office