Achor, Ohio

Achor, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°46′27″N80°32′30″W / 40.77417°N 80.54167°W / 40.77417; -80.54167
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana
Township	Middleton
Elevation [1]	830 ft (253 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44441
Area codes	330, 234
FIPS code	39/00170
GNIS feature ID	1064293 [1]

Achor is an unincorporated community in Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. ^[1] It lies a few miles south of the community of Negley and just west of the state border with Pennsylvania. Once a leading settlement in the eastern portion of the county, it is now virtually a ghost town.

History

Achor was originally called "The Valley of Achor", and under the latter name was platted around 1806. ^[2] Variant names included Achorston, Achortown, Anchorstown, and Middleton. ^[1] A post office called Achor was established in 1816, and remained in operation until 1901. ^[3]

In 2020, the Valley of Achor Baptist Church, the only original building of the community still standing, burned down. ^[4] An EF1 tornado struck Achor on April 8, 2020. ^[5]

References

1. "Achor". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 2, 2018.
2. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 303.
3. "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
4. "Historic church destroyed by fire". The Review. August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
5. National Weather Service in Cleveland, Ohio (2022). Ohio Event Report: EF1 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved January 7, 2023.