Annapolis, Ohio

Annapolis is an unincorporated community in Salem Township, Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Annapolis was originally called New Salem, and under the latter name was platted in 1802.[2] A post office called New Salem was established in 1815, the name was changed to Annapolis 1823, and the post office closed in 1914.[3] Besides the post office, Annapolis had a country store.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Annapolis, Ohio
  2. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 517.
  3. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 844.



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