Bannock, Ohio

Bannock, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Location of Bannock, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°05′55″N 80°58′37″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Belmont
Township	Richland
Elevation [1]	1,086 ft (331 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	159
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43972
Area code	740
GNIS feature ID	2628861[1]

Bannock /ˈbænɒk/[3] is a census-designated place in northwestern Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek.[4][1] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 159.[5] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43972.[6] It lies along State Route 331.

Bannock is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bannock was originally called Bruce, after Bruce Caldwell, the son of the original owner of the town site.[7] A post office called Bannock has been in operation since 1880.[8] Besides the post office, Bannock had a country store.[9]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bannock, Ohio
2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. "A Pronunciation Guide to places in Ohio". E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
4. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1991. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
5. "Bannock CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
6. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
7. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 8.
8. "Belmont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
9. McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 392.