Ironspot, Ohio

Ironspot is an unincorporated community in Muskingum County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

An original variant name was Beem City.^[1] Beem City was laid out in 1895 by John H. Beem, and named for him.^[2] The new name of Iron Spot was adopted ca. 1905.^[3] A post office called Ironspot was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1923.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ironspot, Ohio
↑ Sutor, J. Hope (1905). Past and Present of the City of Zanesville and Muskingham County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 741.
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 64.
↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Zanesville

City	Zanesville

Villages	Adamsville Dresden Frazeysburg Fultonham Gratiot‡ New Concord Norwich Philo Roseville‡ South Zanesville

Townships	Adams Blue Rock Brush Creek Cass Clay Falls Harrison Highland Hopewell Jackson Jefferson Licking Madison Meigs Monroe Muskingum Newton Perry Rich Hill Salem Salt Creek Springfield Union Washington Wayne

CDPs	Duncan Falls East Fultonham North Zanesville Pleasant Grove Trinway

Unincorporated communities	Adams Mills Bloomfield Blue Rock Bridgeville Cannelville Chandlersville Coal Hill Cottage Hill Darlington Dillon Falls Ellis Freeland Gaysport Gilbert High Hill Hopewell Ironspot Irville Licking View Marquand Mills Mattingly Settlement Meadow Farm Moxahala Park Museville Nashport Otsego Rix Mills Ruraldale Sonora Spratt Stovertown Sundale White Cottage Young Hickory Zeno

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°49′07″N 82°03′41″W / 39.81861°N 82.06139°W / 39.81861; -82.06139

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