Northern Ohio, Arkansas

Northern Ohio, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Northern Ohio, Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°30′12″N 90°27′13″W / 35.50333°N 90.45361°W / 35.50333; -90.45361Coordinates: 35°30′12″N 90°27′13″W / 35.50333°N 90.45361°W / 35.50333; -90.45361
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Poinsett
Elevation 217 ft (66 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 870
GNIS feature ID 82819[1]

Northern Ohio is an unincorporated community in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. Northern Ohio is located on Arkansas Highway 75 2.75 miles (4.43 km) southwest of Marked Tree.[2] A resettlement community was founded at Northern Ohio in 1936 on land bought from the Northern Ohio Cooperage Company.[3]

The community of Northern Ohio has been noted for its unusual place name.[4]

References

  1. "Northern Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Poinsett County, Arkansas General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  3. Whayne, Jeannie M. (1996). A New Plantation South: Land, Labor, and Federal Favor in Twentieth-Century Arkansas. University Press of Virginia. p. 324.
  4. Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.


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