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Egypt, Belmont County, Ohio

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Extinct town in Ohio, U.S. For the unincorporated community in Auglaize County, see Egypt, Ohio.

Egypt is an extinct town in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

History

Egypt originally was built up around a gristmill which was started there in 1826. A post office called Egypt Mills operated from 1852 until 1857; another post office called Egypt operated from 1883 until 1905.

The GEM of Egypt was a large stripping shovel which worked the Egypt Valley coal field.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Egypt, Belmont County, Ohio
  2. Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections. Historical Publishing Company. p. 363.
  3. "Belmont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Belmont County, Ohio, United States
County seat: St. Clairsville
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

40°05′06″N 81°07′40″W / 40.08500°N 81.12778°W / 40.08500; -81.12778


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