Glencoe, Ohio

Glencoe is a census-designated place in southern Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 310.[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43928.[3]

Location of Glencoe, Ohio

Glencoe is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Glencoe was laid out in 1855 when the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was extended to that point.[4] Some say the community was named after the Coe family, who settled in a nearby glen, while others believe the name is a transfer from Glencoe, Scotland.[5] A post office called Glencoe has been in operation since 1855.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glencoe, Ohio
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Glencoe CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 240.
  5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 52.
  6. "Belmont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

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