Old Gore, Ohio

Old Gore is an unincorporated community in Hocking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Old Gore was originally called Gore. When a blast furnace was built nearby at Hamlin/Burgessville, the latter two rival towns merged to become "New Gore".^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Gore, Ohio
↑ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio: together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships. Inter-State Pub. Co. 1883. p. 890.

Municipalities and communities of Hocking County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Logan
City	Logan
Villages	Buchtel‡ Laurelville Murray City
Townships	Benton Falls Good Hope Green Laurel Marion Perry Salt Creek Starr Ward Washington
CDPs	Carbon Hill Haydenville Hide-A-Way Hills‡ Rockbridge
Unincorporated communities	Buena Vista Enterprise Ewing Gibisonville Gore Greendale Haynes Ilesboro Jobs Longstreth Monday Old Gore Orbiston Sand Run South Bloomingville Starr Union Furnace Webb Summit
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°34′39″N 82°18′18″W / 39.57750°N 82.30500°W / 39.57750; -82.30500

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.