Apple Grove, Ohio

Apple Grove, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Apple Grove, Ohio
Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 81°52′03″W / 38.88667°N 81.86750°W / 38.88667; -81.86750Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 81°52′03″W / 38.88667°N 81.86750°W / 38.88667; -81.86750
Country United States
State Ohio
County Meigs
Elevation 600 ft (200 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 740
GNIS feature ID 1060825[1]

Apple Grove is an unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Apple Grove was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1938.[2] The community was named for an apple orchard near the original town site.[3]

Notable person

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Apple Grove, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Meigs County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. Larkin, Stillman Carter (1908). The Pioneer History of Meigs County. Berlin Printing Company. p. 167.
  4. Warren Miller


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