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Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
Hammondsville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Hammondsville Post Office on Ohio State Route 213Hammondsville Post Office on Ohio State Route 213
Location of Hammondsville in the state of OhioLocation of Hammondsville in the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 40°33′27″N 80°42′25″W / 40.55750°N 80.70694°W / 40.55750; -80.70694
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJefferson
TownshipsSaline
Elevation689 ft (210 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code43930
Area code740
GNIS feature ID1064786

Hammondsville is an unincorporated community in central Saline Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. It lies along Ohio State Route 213.

History

Hammondsville was laid out in 1852 and named for Charles Hammond, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Hammondsville since 1852. Hammondsville was originally a mining community and the Hammondsville Mining and Coal Company operated there.

Education

Hammondsville is part of the Edison Local School District. Campuses serving the community include Stanton Elementary School (Preschool-Grade 8) and Edison High School (Grades 9-12).

Notable people

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammondsville, Ohio
  2. Zip Code Lookup
  3. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp. 466.
  4. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  5. Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 581.
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County seat: Steubenville
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