Achor, Ohio

Achor is an unincorporated community in Columbiana County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Achor was originally called "The Valley of Achor", and under the latter name was platted around 1806.^[2] A post office called Achor was established in 1816, and remained in operation until 1901.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Achor, Ohio
↑ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 303.
↑ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Lisbon

Cities	Columbiana‡ East Liverpool Salem‡

Villages	East Palestine Hanoverton Leetonia Lisbon Minerva‡ New Waterford Rogers Salineville Summitville Washingtonville‡ Wellsville

Townships	Butler Center Elkrun Fairfield Franklin Hanover Knox Liverpool Madison Middleton Perry Salem St. Clair Unity Washington Wayne West Yellow Creek

CDPs	Calcutta Damascus‡ East Rochester Glenmoor Homeworth La Croft Lake Tomahawk Negley

Unincorporated communities	Achor Bayard Cannons Mill Chambersburg Clarkson Dungannon East Carmel East Fairfield Elkton Franklin Square Fredericktown Gavers Glasgow Guilford Highlandtown Kensington Lynchburg Middleton Mill Rock Millport Moultrie New Alexander New Garden New Middleton New Salisbury North Georgetown Reading Teegarden Unionville Unity Valley West Point Williamsport Winona

Ghost town	Lucerne

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

Coordinates: 40°46′28″N 80°32′32″W / 40.77444°N 80.54222°W / 40.77444; -80.54222

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