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Mechanicstown, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°37′07″N 80°57′04″W / 40.61861°N 80.95111°W / 40.61861; -80.95111
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Mechanicstown, Ohio
Mechanicstown Veterans Memorial
Mechanicstown Veterans Memorial
Location of Mechanicstown, Ohio
Location of Mechanicstown, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°37′07″N 80°57′04″W / 40.61861°N 80.95111°W / 40.61861; -80.95111
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCarroll
TownshipFox
Elevation1,253 ft (382 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44651
Area code330
GNIS Feature ID1061502[1]

Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in northwestern Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44651.[2] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 39 and 524. The community is part of the CantonMassillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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The community was laid out in 1836 by Thomas McGavern.[3] On March 21, 1837, the Ohio General Assembly approved a name change from "Mechanicsburgh" to "Mechanicstown."[4]

Willis Elementary, of the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and located outside of town, was closed in 2008.[5][6]

Education

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Students attend schools in the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.[7]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mechanicstown, Ohio
  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ^ Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 180.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Letters to the Editor". The Free Press Standard. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ PUC Ohio map of School Districts Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine