Marathon, Ohio

Marathon is an unincorporated community in eastern Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code of 45145.[1] The current ZIP code is 45118. [2]It lies along U.S. Route 50.

Location of Marathon, Ohio

History

Marathon was originally called Cynthiana, and under the latter name was laid out in 1838.[3] A post office called Marathon was established in 1845,[4] and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2011.[5]

  • Marathon community sign.
  • Looking east on Main Street (US Highway 50) in Marathon.
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References
  1. Zip Code Lookup Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "USPS.com® - ZIP Code™ Lookup". tools.usps.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  3. Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 551.
  4. "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

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