Summerford, Ohio

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Summerford, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Summerford, Ohio in 2019
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Summerford, Ohio
Location of Summerford, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°56′00″N83°29′30″W / 39.93333°N 83.49167°W / 39.93333; -83.49167
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Madison
Founded byJoseph Christian
Elevation
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1,102 ft (336 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43140
Area code 740
GNIS feature ID1061660 [1]

Summerford is an unincorporated community in Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and State Route 56. [2]

It was named Summerford by settlers moving west that stopped there because the creek was up. They set up a settlement while waiting for the creek to drop to a safe lever and the forded the creek in the summer. Make a summer ford of the creek.

History

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Former Methodist church

Summerford was laid out by Joseph Christian in 1833–4, and was originally known as Somerford. [3] [4] The Summerford Post Office was established on June 6, 1837. [5] As of 1875, the community contained two churches, a drug store, two grocery stores, one hotel, and two blacksmith shops, and the population was about 20. [3] The post office was discontinued on December 15, 1905. The mail service is now sent through the London branch. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summerford, Ohio
  2. ↑ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
  3. 1 2 J. A. Caldwell, Caldwell's Atlas of Madison County, Ohio , Condit, Ohio, 1875, Pg. 10.
  4. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 131.
  5. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summerford Post Office


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