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New Market, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°08′07″N 83°40′08″W / 39.13528°N 83.66889°W / 39.13528; -83.66889
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New Market is an unincorporated community in Highland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

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The first settlement at New Market was made in 1797; the community was named after New Market, Virginia.[2] A post office called New Market was established in 1803, and remained in operation until 1907.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Market
  2. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 98.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newmarket Post Office (historical)

39°08′07″N 83°40′08″W / 39.13528°N 83.66889°W / 39.13528; -83.66889