en Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio

Fredericktown, Ohio
Fredericktown, Ohio
Unincorporated community
	Little Beaver Creek
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	Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 80°32′52″W / 40.71389°N 80.54778°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana
Township	St. Clair
Elevation	856 ft (261 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43920
Area code(s)	234/330
GNIS feature ID	1064681

Fredericktown is an unincorporated community in northeastern St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.^[1] It is located at the confluence of the north and middle forks of Little Beaver Creek.

History

Fredericktown was laid out in 1833 by George Frederick, and named for him.^[2] A former variant name was Saint Clair.^[3] A post office called Saint Clair operated between 1848 and 1918.^[4]

Historic sites

Despite its small size, Fredericktown has a number of historic buildings. These include an unusual octagonal building which was used variously over the years as a general store, a school and the village post office; two churches (one of which was deconsecrated and is now privately owned); several private homes constructed of locally quarried sandstone; several log cabins; a one-room schoolhouse; a number of barns; and the former Stagecoach Inn, which has been a private home for some years.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio
^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 308.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio
^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

The Enchanted Village: The History of Fredericktown, Ohio by Regis Scharf and Gary Winterburn was privately published in 1992. It has long been out of print, although a new edition is being planned.
St. Clair Township Travel & Tourism Bureau
February 10, 1976 letter from President Gerald R. Ford entitled "Message to the Congress Transmitting Report on Little Beaver Creek, Ohio"
The Ohio Historical Society

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio

[2] McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 308.

[3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio

[4] "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

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