Pancoastburg, Ohio

Pancoastburg, Ohio
census-designated place
Pancoastburg, Ohio Location of Pancoastburg, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°37′28″N 83°15′56″W / 39.62444°N 83.26556°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Fayette
Elevation[1]	866 ft (264 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43160
Area code(s)	740
GNIS feature ID	1070889[1]

Pancoastburg (originally known as Pancoastburgh) is a census-designated place in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States.^[2] It is located at 39°37′28″N 83°15′56″W / 39.62444°N 83.26556°WCoordinates: 39°37′28″N 83°15′56″W / 39.62444°N 83.26556°W,^[3] along Ohio State Route 207, about six miles south of Mount Sterling.^[4]

History

Samuel Pancoast established a carding mill at Pancoastburg in the 1820s.^[5] The Pancoastburg Post Office was established as "Pancoastburgh" on August 19, 1847. The name was changed to "Pancoastburg" on May 16, 1893, and was discontinued on December 15, 1920. The mail service is now sent through the Washington Court House branch.^[6]

The Jackson Mound is located a short distance north of Pancoasburg; built by the Adena culture, it is the last Native American mound in existence in Fayette County.^[7]

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  Pancoastburg community sign.

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  Looking north on Ohio Highway 207 in Pancoastburg.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancoastburg, Ohio
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancoastburg, Ohio
4. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
5. Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p. 343.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancoastburg Post Office
7. Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 410. ISBN 978-1-878592-70-5.