Sitka is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
editA post office called Sitka operated between 1890 and 1916.[2] The community was named after Sitka, Alaska, where a local mother's son had drowned while serving in the U.S. Army.[3] This individual was Joseph T. Bukey, and according to a history of Washington County, Ohio published less than a decade later was serving in Alaska at the time of his accidental drowning.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sitka, Ohio
- ^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ Hill, Ashley (June 11, 2011). "Perspectives: Stories about unusual place names abound". Marietta Times. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ n.a. History of Washington County, Ohio with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (H.Z. Williams & Bros., 1881), p. 142.
39°26′52″N 81°20′18″W / 39.44778°N 81.33833°W
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