Jelloway, Ohio
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Jelloway | |
Coordinates: 40°32′12″N 82°18′01″W / 40.53667°N 82.30028°WCoordinates: 40°32′12″N 82°18′01″W / 40.53667°N 82.30028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Knox |
Township | Jefferson |
Elevation | 1,043 ft (318 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 740 |
GNIS feature ID | 1064905[1] |
Jelloway is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States. Jelloway is located at the junction of Ohio State Route 3 and Ohio State Route 205, 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Mount Vernon.[2]
History[]
Jelloway was originally called Brownsville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840.[2] The present name comes from nearby Jelloway Creek.[2] A post office called Jelloway was established in 1842, and remained in operation until 1918.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Jelloway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ a b c Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 429.
- ^ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
External links[]
Media related to Jelloway, Ohio at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Ohio
- 1840 establishments in Ohio
- Populated places established in 1840
- Unincorporated communities in Ohio
- Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio geography stubs