Scioto Furnace, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Location of Scioto Furnace, Ohio
Location of Scioto Furnace, Ohio

Scioto Furnace is an unincorporated community in western Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45677.[2] It lies along State Route 140.

History

A view of Scioto Furnace (U.S. Post Office) while traveling south on SR 140

A post office called Scioto Furnace has been in operation since 1862.[3] The community's namesake Scioto Furnace was a blast furnace which was in operation from 1828 until 1892.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scioto Furnace, Ohio
  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ^ "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 359.
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38°47′55″N 82°45′54″W / 38.79861°N 82.76500°W / 38.79861; -82.76500


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