Jelloway, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
40°32′12″N 82°18′01″W / 40.53667°N 82.30028°W / 40.53667; -82.30028CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyKnoxTownshipJeffersonElevation
1,043 ft (318 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code740GNIS feature ID1064905[1]

Jelloway is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States. Jelloway is located at the junction of Ohio State Route 3 and Ohio State Route 205, 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Mount Vernon.[2]

History

Jelloway was originally called Brownsville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840.[2] The present name comes from nearby Jelloway Creek.[2] A post office called Jelloway was established in 1842, and remained in operation until 1918.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jelloway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 429.
  3. ^ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

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