Conover, Ohio

Conover /ˈkɒnvər/[1] is an unincorporated community in eastern Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45317.[2]

The community is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Conover was laid out in 1856, and named for surveyor A. G. Conover.[3] A post office called Conover has been in operation since 1859.[4]

The A.B. Graham Memorial Center, honoring the founder of the 4-H movement, is located at the former Miami East Junior High School in Conover.

References

  1. "A Pronunciation Guide to Places in Ohio". E.W.Scripps School of Journalism. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  2. Zip Code Lookup
  3. Harbaugh, T. C. (1909). Centennial history. Troy, Piqua and Miami county, Ohio. Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. p. 100.
  4. "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

Coordinates: 40°08′07″N 84°02′47″W / 40.13528°N 84.04639°W / 40.13528; -84.04639

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