New Plymouth, Ohio

New Plymouth is an unincorporated community in northwestern Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45654.[1] It is located at the intersection of State Routes 56 and 328 in the county's far northeast.

History

A post office has been in operation at New Plymouth since 1850.[2] New Plymouth was named after Plymouth, Massachusetts, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.[3]

References

  1. Zip Code Lookup
  2. "Vinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. p. 1291.

Coordinates: 39°23′05″N 82°23′47″W / 39.38472°N 82.39639°W / 39.38472; -82.39639


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