Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio

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Monroeville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A former variant name of Monroeville was Croxton, [1] for founder Abraham Croxton. [2] Monroeville was laid out in 1836. [3] The name honors James Monroe, 5th President of the United States. [2] A post office called Croxton was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1895. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio
  2. 1 2 Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 579.
  3. ↑ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p.  535.
  4. ↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

40°35′52″N80°50′15″W / 40.59778°N 80.83750°W / 40.59778; -80.83750


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