Achor, Ohio

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Achor, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Achor
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Achor
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
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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 ID1064293 [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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.


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