Carbon Hill, Ohio

Carbon Hill, Ohio
Census-designated place

Location of Carbon Hill, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°30′6″N 82°14′41″W / 39.50167°N 82.24472°W / 39.50167; -82.24472
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hocking
Township Ward
Area
 • Total 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Land 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Water 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation[1] 720 ft (220 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 233
 • Density 576/sq mi (222.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 43111
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-12056
GNIS feature ID 1075522

Carbon Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States.[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43111. As of the 2010 census the population of the CDP was 233.[3]

State Route 278, located on the western edge of Carbon Hill, is its main north-south street. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Nelsonville.

History

Carbon Hill was laid out in 1873.[4] Coal (a carbon-based fuel) was extensively mined there.[4] This industry accounts for the community's name.[5] A post office called Carbon Hill has been in operation since 1879.[6]

Public services

The residents of Carbon Hill are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbon Hill, Ohio
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Carbon Hill CDP, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  4. 1 2 History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. p. 1014.
  5. ↑ Maniskas, Judith S. (2011). Logan and Hocking County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7385-8289-4.
  6. ↑ "Hocking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 December 2015.


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