Yellowbud, Ohio

Yellowbud (sometimes called Yellow Bud) is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Yellowbud had its start as a shipping point on the Ohio and Erie Canal.[2] The town site was platted in 1845.[3] With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted away from inland Yellowbud, and the town's population dwindled.[2] A post office called Yellow Bud was established in 1846, the name was changed to Yellowbud in 1895, and the post office closed in 1903.[4] The community takes its name from Yellowbud Creek.[5]

Notable person

Job E. Stevenson, a U.S. Representative from Ohio, was born at Yellowbud in 1832.[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yellowbud, Ohio
2. Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 289.
3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 80.
4. "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 146.
6. Miller, Richard F. (7 July 2015). States at War, Volume 5: A Reference Guide for Ohio in the Civil War. University Press of New England. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-61168-689-0.