Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio
Monroeville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
the Brush Creek Township garage is located in Monroeville
History
A former variant name of Monroeville was Croxton,[1] for founder Abraham Croxton.[2] Monroeville was laid out in 1836.[3] The name honors James Monroe, 5th President of the United States.[2] A post office called Croxton was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1895.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio
- 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. 579.
- Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 535.
- "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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