Chenoweth, Ohio

Chenoweth is an unincorporated community in Range Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°43′52″N 83°21′27″W,[2] along Ohio State Route 323 between McClimansville and Range.[3]

Chenoweth, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Chenoweth, Ohio
Location of Chenoweth, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°43′52″N 83°21′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesMadison
Elevation955 ft (291 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43143
Area code(s)740
GNIS feature ID1056240[1]

Chenoweth was never platted.[4] The community has the name of John Chenoweth, a pioneer settler.[5] The Chenoweth Post office was established on October 12, 1887, but was discontinued on September 15, 1900. The mail service is now sent through the Mount Sterling branch.[6] As of 1915, the community contained one grocery store, one blacksmith, and a small cluster of houses.[4]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chenoweth, Ohio
  3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
  4. Bryan, Chester E., History of Madison County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Pg. 186.
  5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 26.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chenoweth Post Office
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