Moran, Ohio

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moran, Ohio
Place
Moran, Ohio is located in Ohio
Moran, Ohio
Moran, Ohio
Location in Ohio and the United States
Coordinates: 41°15′50″N 81°23′18″W / 41.26389°N 81.38833°W / 41.26389; -81.38833Coordinates: 41°15′50″N 81°23′18″W / 41.26389°N 81.38833°W / 41.26389; -81.38833
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPortage
CityStreetsboro
Elevation
1,027 ft (313 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
44241, 44236
Area code(s)330, 234
GNIS feature ID1071104[1]

Moran is a place in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] It is located in the western edge of Streetsboro, near its border with Hudson along Aurora Hudson Road.[2]

History[]

Moran had its start on a stagecoach line and was also known as Jesse, Moran Station, and Streetsboro Corners. Later, it was a stop on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway.[1][3] A post office called Jesse was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1924.[4] Interstate 480 was built through the area in the mid-1960s.

Notable person[]

Bobbie L. Sterne, mayor of Cincinnati in the late 1970s, was born at Moran in 1919.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moran
  2. ^ "Moran Populated Place Profile". hometownlocator. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ Cincinnati Magazine. Emmis Communications. July 1980. p. 50.
  4. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ Leavitt, Judith A. (1985). American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Leaders in Business, Education, and Government. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-313-23748-5.


Stub icon

This Portage County, Ohio state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""