Summerford, Ohio

Summerford, Ohio
—  Unincorporated community  —
Summerford, Ohio
Location of Summerford, Ohio
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Madison
Elevation[1] 1,102 ft (336 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43140
Area code(s) 740
GNIS feature ID 1061660[1]

Summerford is an unincorporated community in Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at ,[2] at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and State Route 56.[3]

History

Summerford was laid out by Joseph Christian in 1833-4, and was originally known as Somerford.[4] The Summerford Post Office was established on June 6, 1837.[5] As of 1875, the community contained two churches, a drug store, two grocery stores, one hotel, and two blacksmith shops, and the population was about 20.[4] The post office was discontinued on December 15, 1905. The mail service is now sent through the London branch.[5]

The name of the community was changed to Summerford by the Board on Geographic Names in 1961.[6]

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