Essex, Ohio

Essex, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Essex, Ohio

Location of Essex, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°28′57″N 83°18′57″W / 40.48250°N 83.31583°W / 40.48250; -83.31583
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Union
Elevation[1] 945 ft (288 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43344
Area code(s) 740
GNIS feature ID 1083981[1]

Essex is an unincorporated community on the east side of Rush Creek in the central part of Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is at 40°28′57″N 83°18′57″W / 40.48250°N 83.31583°W / 40.48250; -83.31583Coordinates: 40°28′57″N 83°18′57″W / 40.48250°N 83.31583°W / 40.48250; -83.31583,[2] at the intersection of State Routes 37 and 739.[3]

Essex was founded in the late 1830s.[4] The Rush Creek Post Office was established in Essex on July 13, 1848.[5] As of 1877, Essex contained two stores, a schoolhouse, and a sawmill.[6] The Post Office changed its name to Rushcreek on November 3, 1894, and was discontinued on June 29, 1907. The mail service is now sent through the Richwood Post Office.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Essex, Ohio
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  4. ↑ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 498.
  5. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rushcreek Post Office
  6. ↑ A.S. Mowry, C.E., Atlas of Union County, Ohio, Harris, Sutton & Hare, Philadelphia, 1877, Pg. 19.


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