Keystone, Ohio

Keystone (previously known as Keystone Station) is an unincorporated community in Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located south of the city of Jackson, at the intersection of Franklin Valley Road and Keystone Station Road, at 38°59′17″N 82°36′33″W.[2][3]

Keystone, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Keystone, Ohio Location of Keystone, Ohio
Coordinates: 38°59′17″N 82°36′33″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Jackson
Elevation [1]	712 ft (217 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45640
Area code(s)	740
GNIS feature ID	1076178[1]

Keystone was founded as a company town for the Keystone Furnace, built between 1849 and 1853. The furnace itself is still standing at 39°00′36″N 82°26′55″W,[4] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At one time, the community had a population of 300-500 people.[5] The post office was originally established as the Hughes Post Office on November 7, 1848. The name was changed to Keystone Post Office on October 1, 1849, and the branch was discontinued on July 16, 1853.[6]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keystone Station
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keystone Furnace
5. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). "Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2". Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 794.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keystone Post Office (historical)