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Blue Creek, Ohio

Location of Blue Creek, Ohio
Location of Blue Creek, Ohio

Blue Creek is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is located along State Route 125. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45616.[2]

History

A post office was established at Blue Creek in 1844; it closed in 1907 and reopened in 1933.[3] The community took its name from nearby Blue Creek.[4] On August 9, 2007, the 110th United States Congress enacted a law to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20805 State Route 125 in Blue Creek as the "George B. Lewis Post Office Building".[5]

Notable people

  • Blue Creek community sign
    Blue Creek community sign
  • Looking east on Ohio Highway 125 in Blue Creek
    Looking east on Ohio Highway 125 in Blue Creek

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Creek, Ohio
  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp. 431.
  5. ^ Pub. L. 110–66 (text) (PDF)
  6. ^ "1999-00 Ohio Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats". Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  7. ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. West Union: E. B. Stivers.
  8. ^ "Cards mourn star's death". Arkansas Democrat. November 28, 1922. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

38°46′39″N 83°19′49″W / 38.77750°N 83.33028°W / 38.77750; -83.33028


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