New Floodwood, Ohio

New Floodwood is an unincorporated community in Athens County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

An old variant name was Floodwood.^[1] A post office called Rock Oak was established in 1856, the name was changed to Floodwood in 1871, and the post office closed in 1883.^[2] (New) Floodwood was a mining community.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Floodwood, Ohio
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floodwood Post Office (historical)
↑ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1883. p. 781.

Municipalities and communities of Athens County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Athens

Cities	Athens Nelsonville

Villages	Albany Amesville Buchtel‡ Chauncey Coolville Glouster Jacksonville Trimble

Townships	Alexander Ames Athens Bern Canaan Carthage Dover Lee Lodi Rome Trimble Troy Waterloo York

CDPs	Hockingport Millfield New Marshfield Stewart The Plains

Unincorporated communities	Beaumont Beebe Bessemer Big Run Burr Oak Canaanville Carbondale Doanville Frost Garden Glen Ebon Guysville Hamley Run Hartleyville Hebardville Lottridge Luhrig Mineral Modoc New England New Floodwood Pleasanton Pratts Fork Redtown Shade Sharpsburg Torch Utley

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°24′49″N 82°11′17″W / 39.41361°N 82.18806°W / 39.41361; -82.18806

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