Piney Fork, Ohio
Piney Fork is an unincorporated community in central Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The stream of Piney Fork flows southeast past the community; it meets Short Creek in far western Warren Township, and Short Creek in turn meets the Ohio River at Rayland.[1]
Piney Fork is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A Presbyterian church was built at Piney Fork in 1800.[2] A post office called Piney Fork operated from 1902 to 2012.[3]
Piney Fork used to be a thriving small town with a dentist, a doctor, a school, a few churches, and some bars until the coal mine shut down. Most people have moved on from Piney Fork because the businesses have left.
Education[]
Public education in the community of Piney Fork is provided by the Buckeye Local School District.
References[]
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 63. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- ^ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 1122.
- ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
Coordinates: 40°15′17″N 80°49′37″W / 40.25472°N 80.82694°W
- Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Ohio
- Unincorporated communities in Ohio
- Appalachian Ohio geography stubs