Damascus, Ohio

Damascus is a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Goshen Township in Mahoning County and northwestern Butler Township in Columbiana County in the U.S. state of Ohio.[2][3] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 443.[4] Damascus has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44619.[5] The Mahoning County portion of Damascus is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Columbiana County portion is part of the Salem, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Damascus, Ohio
Census-designated place
Damascus Grade School
Location of Damascus, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°54′4″N 80°57′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesMahoning, Columbiana
TownshipsGoshen, Butler
Area
 • Total0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
 • Land0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation1,115 ft (340 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total443
 • Density554/sq mi (214.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44619
Area code(s)330, 234
FIPS code39-20030
GNIS code1064504
School DistrictWest Branch Local

The community lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 62 and State Routes 173 and 534.[6]

History

Damascus was platted in 1808.[7] The community derives its name from the ancient city of Damascus, Syria.[8] Damascus was originally built up chiefly by Quakers.[9]

The Damascus post office opened in 1828.[10]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 52. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Damascus, Ohio
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Damascus CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  5. Zip Code Lookup
  6. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 34. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  7. Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 100.
  8. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 36.
  9. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 267.
  10. Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 204.
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