Port Homer, Ohio

Port Homer is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

A post office called Port Homer was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1943.^[2] The community was named for Homer Wallace, the son of an early settler.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Homer, Ohio
^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 582.

40°32′38″N 80°38′24″W / 40.54389°N 80.64000°W / 40.54389; -80.64000

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Homer, Ohio

[2] "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[3] Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 582.

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