Denver, Ross County, Ohio
Denver, Ohio | |
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 Junction of Denver Road and Mount Tabor Road in Denver, Ohio. | |
 Location of Huntington Township and Denver within Ross County | |
  Denver, Ohio Location of Denver within Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′36″N 83°03′21″W / 39.19333°N 83.05583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ross |
| Township | Huntington |
| Elevation | 836 ft (254.8 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 45647 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064531 [1] |
| FIPS place code | 21756 |
Denver is an unincorporated community located in southern Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. It is in the south of the county, near the boundary with Pike County.
Denver is at 39°11′36″N 83°03′21″W / 39.19333°N 83.05583°W. The FIPS place code is 21756. The elevation is 836 feet above sea level.
History
The community's name is a transfer from Denver, Colorado.[2] A post office called Denver was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1935.[3] Besides the post office, Denver had a country store.[4]
References
- ^ Geographic Names Information System — GNIS Detail – Denver
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 77. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 732.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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