New Harrisburg, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

New Harrisburg is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States.^[1] The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is served by the Carrollton post office, and has ZIP code 44615.^[2] It lies on State route 171.

History

The village was platted by Jacob Harsh on December 26, 1828, along the Steubenville–Canton stage coach line established by Bezaleel Wells. It succeeded as a town until it was bypassed by the Connotton Valley Railroad. When Carroll County was considering a new courthouse in the early 1880s, a local merchant offered ten acres to relocate the county seat, but was unsuccessful.^[3]^[4] A writer in 1920 noted there was "nothing to note a commercial interest at this point – it only remains a memory of the older citizens of the county."^[3]

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.^[5]

Notable person

Jonathan Weaver - 19th century bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Harrisburg, Ohio
^ Zip Code Map
^ ^a ^b Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 183.
^ Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 365.
^ PUC Ohio map of School Districts Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine