Elkton, Ohio

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Elkton, Ohio
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Elkton Post Office
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Elkton
Coordinates: 40°45′43″N80°41′55″W / 40.76194°N 80.69861°W / 40.76194; -80.69861
Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Township Elkrun
Elevation
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892 ft (272 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (EDT)
ZIP code
44415
GNIS feature ID1064610 [1]

Elkton is an unincorporated community in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. [1] It lies along Ohio State Route 154 at the confluence of Elk Run and the Little Beaver Creek, and it has the ZIP code 44415. It is home to the Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton, a male exclusive low-security federal prison. [2] Additionally, Elkton is home to one of the shortest covered bridges in the United States, the Church Hill Road Covered Bridge.

History

Elkton was platted in 1835. [3] The community derives its name from nearby Elk Run creek. [4] A post office called Elkton has been in operation since 1838. [5] The community thrived due to its location on the Sandy and Beaver Canal, but was in decline by the late 1840s when the canal became unprofitable and was suspended. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkton, Ohio
  2. "FCI Elkton". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  3. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 273.
  4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 42.
  5. "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  6. Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 134.