Marathon, Ohio

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Location of Marathon, Ohio

Marathon is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in northeastern Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. [1] Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code 45145. [2] The current ZIP code is 45118. [3] It lies along U.S. Route 50.

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History

Marathon was originally called Cynthiana; the town was laid out in 1838 under the latter name. [4] A post office called Marathon was established in 1845, [5] and remained in operation until its discontinuation in 2011. [6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marathon, Ohio
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "USPS.com® - ZIP Code™ Lookup". tools.usps.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 551.
  5. ↑ "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

39°08′43″N84°00′23″W / 39.14528°N 84.00639°W / 39.14528; -84.00639


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