Mechanicstown, Ohio

Memorial for Veterans

Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in northwestern Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44651.[1] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 39 and 524. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The community was laid out in 1836 by Thomas McGavern.[2] On March 21, 1837, the Ohio General Assembly approved a name change from "Mechanicsburgh" to "Mechanicstown".[3]

Willis Elementary, serving the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and located outside of town, was closed in 2008.[4][5]

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  2. ↑ Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 180.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Letters to the Editor". The Free Press Standard. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  5. ↑ "Superintendent drops plans for grade level buildings". The Free Press Standard. 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  6. ↑ PUC Ohio map of School Districts

Coordinates: 40°37′07″N 80°57′04″W / 40.61861°N 80.95111°W / 40.61861; -80.95111

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