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Shade is an unincorporated community in southern Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45776. It lies along U.S. Route 33.

History

A post office called Shade was established in 1837 and remained operational until 1996. In 1880, Shade had 175 inhabitants. Its name is derived from the Middle Branch of the Shade River which lies about two miles from the village.

Public services

The old Shade school has been converted to a community centre, The Shade Community Center Association (SCCA), a registered non-profit entity set up to serve the community in many ways. The SCCA offers a lending library, open to the public; potluck lunches on Thursdays; musical jam sessions; a Senior Citizens Center and many other fun and educational services.

The community itself exists mostly as it was in the late 1950s, with the relocation of the old store to a new building and new construction of homes in a rural setting only minutes from Athens.

The residents of Shade are served by the Alexander Local School District and Alexander High School. They are also served by the Athens County Public Library, with branches in Albany, Athens, Chauncey, Coolville, Glouster, Nelsonville, and The Plains.

References

1. "Shade, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
3. "Athens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
4. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio: together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships. Chicago: Inter-State Pub. Co. 1883. p. 186.

External links

• Athens County Public Library

v t e Municipalities and communities of Athens County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Athens
Cities	Athens Nelsonville
Villages	Albany Amesville Buchtel‡ Chauncey Coolville Glouster Jacksonville Trimble
Townships	Alexander Ames Athens Bern Canaan Carthage Dover Lee Lodi Rome Trimble Troy Waterloo York
CDPs	Hockingport Millfield New Marshfield Stewart The Plains
Unincorporated communities	Beaumont Beebe Bessemer Big Run Burr Oak Canaanville Carbondale Doanville Frost Garden Glen Ebon Guysville Hamley Run Hartleyville Hebardville Lottridge Luhrig Mineral Modoc New England New Floodwood Pleasanton Pratts Fork Redtown Shade Sharpsburg Torch Utley
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