Apple Grove is an unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio, United States.[1] Apple Grove lays just across the Ohio River from Millwood, West Virginia.
Apple Grove, Ohio | |
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  Apple Grove, Ohio  Apple Grove, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 81°52′03″W / 38.88667°N 81.86750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Meigs |
| Elevation | 600 ft (200 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1060825[1] |
History
editA post office called Apple Grove was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1938.[2] The community was named for an apple orchard near the original town site.[3]
Notable person
edit- Warren Miller, West Virginia congressman[4]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Apple Grove, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Meigs County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Stillman Carter (1908). The Pioneer History of Meigs County. Berlin Printing Company. p. 167.
- ^ Warren Miller
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