Port Homer, Ohio
Port Homer is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History[]
A post office called Port Homer was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] The community was named for Homer Wallace, the son of an early settler.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Homer, Ohio
- ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 582.
Coordinates: 40°32′38″N 80°38′24″W / 40.54389°N 80.64000°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Ohio
- Unincorporated communities in Ohio
- Appalachian Ohio geography stubs