Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio

The Brush Creek Township garage is located in Monroeville.

Monroeville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 535.
  4. ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

40°35′52″N 80°50′15″W / 40.59778°N 80.83750°W / 40.59778; -80.83750


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