Middlebourne, Ohio

Middlebourne is an unincorporated community in Guernsey County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office was established at Middlebourne in 1829, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The community was so named on account of its relatively central location between Wheeling and Zanesville.[3]

Notable person

C. Ellis Moore, a U.S. Representative from Ohio, was born near Middlebourne in 1884.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middlebourne
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middlebourne Post Office (historical)
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 87.
  4. Congress, United States. (1922). Official Congressional Directory. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 88.

Coordinates: 40°03′04″N 81°20′11″W / 40.05111°N 81.33639°W / 40.05111; -81.33639


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