Jelloway,_OH

Jelloway, Ohio

Jelloway, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States

"Jelloway" redirects here. For stream of water, see Jelloway Creek.

Jelloway is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States. Jelloway is located at the junction of Ohio State Route 3 and Ohio State Route 205, 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Mount Vernon.[2]

Quick Facts Country, State ...

History

Jelloway was originally called Brownsville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840.[2] The present name comes from nearby Jelloway Creek.[2] A post office called Jelloway was established in 1842, and remained in operation until 1918.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jelloway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 429.
  3. [3]
    "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

Media related to Jelloway, Ohio at Wikimedia Commons


Stub icon

This Knox County, Ohio state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Jelloway,_OH, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.