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Port Homer, Ohio

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Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Port Homer is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A post office called Port Homer was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1943. The community was named for Homer Wallace, the son of an early settler.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Homer, Ohio
  2. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. 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. 582.
Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Steubenville
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

40°32′38″N 80°38′24″W / 40.54389°N 80.64000°W / 40.54389; -80.64000


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