Pancoastburg, Ohio

Pancoastburg, Ohio
Census-designated place

Looking north on Ohio Highway 207 in Pancoastburg
Pancoastburg
Pancoastburg

Location of Pancoastburg, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°37′28″N 83°15′56″W / 39.62444°N 83.26556°W / 39.62444; -83.26556
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fayette
Township Madison
Area
 • Total 0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
 • Land 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
 • Water 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation[1] 866 ft (264 m)
Population
 • Total 87
 • Density 255/sq mi (98.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43160
Area code(s) 740
GNIS feature ID 1070889[1]
FIPS code 39-59724

Pancoastburg (originally known as Pancoastburgh) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States.[2] It is located at 39°37′28″N 83°15′56″W / 39.62444°N 83.26556°W / 39.62444; -83.26556Coordinates: 39°37′28″N 83°15′56″W / 39.62444°N 83.26556°W / 39.62444; -83.26556,[3] along Ohio State Route 207, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Mount Sterling.[4] As of the 2010 census the population of Pancoastburg was 87.[5]

History

Samuel Pancoast established a carding mill at Pancoastburg in the 1820s.[6] The Pancoastburg post office was established as "Pancoastburgh" on August 19, 1847. The name was changed to "Pancoastburg" on May 16, 1893, and was discontinued on December 15, 1920. The mail service is now sent through the Washington Court House branch.[7]

The Jackson Mound is located 4 miles (6 km) north of Pancoastburg; built by the Adena culture, it is the last Native American mound in existence in Fayette County.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancoastburg, Ohio
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancoastburg, Ohio
  4. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
  5. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Pancoastburg CDP, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p. 343.
  7. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancoastburg Post Office
  8. ↑ Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 410. ISBN 978-1-878592-70-5.
Pancoastburg community sign


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