Chenoweth, Ohio

Chenoweth, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Chenoweth, Ohio

Location of Chenoweth, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°43′52″N 83°21′27″W / 39.73111°N 83.35750°W / 39.73111; -83.35750
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Madison
Elevation[1] 955 ft (291 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43143
Area code(s) 740
GNIS feature ID 1056240[1]

Chenoweth is an unincorporated community in Range Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°43′52″N 83°21′27″W / 39.73111°N 83.35750°W / 39.73111; -83.35750Coordinates: 39°43′52″N 83°21′27″W / 39.73111°N 83.35750°W / 39.73111; -83.35750,[2] along Ohio State Route 323 between McClimansville and Range.[3]

Chenoweth was never platted.[4] The community has the name of John Chenoweth, a pioneer settler.[5] The Chenoweth Post office was established on October 12, 1887, but was discontinued on September 15, 1900. The mail service is now sent through the Mount Sterling branch.[6] As of 1915, the community contained one grocery store, one blacksmith, and a small cluster of houses.[4]

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: Chenoweth, Ohio
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
  4. 1 2 Bryan, Chester E., History of Madison County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Pg. 186.
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 26.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chenoweth Post Office


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