Negley, Ohio

Negley is a census-designated place in northeastern Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 281 at the 2010 census.[2]

Negley, Ohio
Census-designated place
Location of Negley, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°47′24″N 80°32′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
TownshipMiddleton
Area
 • Total0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Land0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation1,115 ft (340 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total281
 • Density315/sq mi (121.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44441
Area code(s)234/330
FIPS code39-53802
GNIS Feature ID1065100
School DistrictEast Palestine City

Historically a mining community, Negley is a primarily residential community clustered around Ohio State Route 154. The only former Youngstown and Southern Railroad shop was in Negley. Although the shop is now closed, the current Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad still runs through the town.[3] A Negley post office has been in operation since 1883, now bearing the ZIP code of 44441.

History

Negley derives its name from Civil War Major General James S. Negley, who hailed from Pittsburgh. After the end of the Civil War, Negley returned to Pittsburgh, served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania, and entered the railroad business. In 1883, the first new town plotted along the New York, Pittsburgh & Chicago Railway line was Negley, Ohio, named in honor of the president of the railroad company.[4] Negley grew in to a small mining community based from a nearby coal mine operated by the Powers Mining Company.[5]


Notable people

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Negley CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 127.
  4. "A slice of Negley's history remembered". Lisbon Morning Journal. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  5. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 127.
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