New Harrisburg, Ohio

New Harrisburg is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States.^[1] The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is serviced by the Carrollton, Ohio post office, ZIP code 44615.^[2] It lies on State route 171.

History

The Village was platted by Jacob Harsh on December 26, 1828 along the Steubenville–Canton stage coach line established by Bezaleel Wells. It succeeded as a town until it was bypassed by the Connotton Valley Railroad. When Carroll County was considering a new Courthouse in the early 1880s, a local merchant offered ten acres to relocate the county seat, unsuccessfully.^[3][4] A writer in 1920, noted there was “nothing to note a commercial interest at this point - it only remains a memory of the older citizens of the county.”^[3]

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.^[5]

Notable resident

• Jonathan Weaver - 19th century bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ

References

1. ^ New Harrisburg Geographic Names Information System
2. ^ Zip Code Map
3. ^ ^{a b} Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 183. http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Carroll/Carroll1921Index.htm. 
4. ^ Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 365. http://books.google.com/books?id=OXIOAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA365. 
5. ^ PUC Ohio map of School Districts