Unionport, Ohio

Unionport is a small unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.^[1] It is best known as the birthplace of millionaire, Helen Brach, who was the center of media attention in 1977, when she disappeared.^[2] Unionport is located on the banks of the Cross Creek, a large tributary of the Ohio River approximately 20 miles east.

Unionport was platted in 1852.^[3] A post office called Unionport was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 2002. ^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Unionport, Ohio
↑ "Helen Marie Voorhees Brach". The Charley Project. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
↑ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 514.
↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Steubenville

Cities	Steubenville Toronto

Villages	Adena‡ Amsterdam Bergholz Bloomingdale Dillonvale Empire Irondale Mingo Junction Mount Pleasant New Alexandria Rayland Richmond Smithfield Stratton Tiltonsville Wintersville Yorkville‡

Townships	Brush Creek Cross Creek Island Creek Knox Mount Pleasant Ross Salem Saline Smithfield Springfield Steubenville Warren Wayne Wells

CDPs	Brilliant Pottery Addition

Unincorporated communities	Alikanna Annapolis Bradley Calumet Circle Green Connorville Costonia Deyarmonville Dunglen East Springfield Emerson Fairplay Fernwood Georges Run Gould Greentown Hammondsville Herrick Hopewell Knoxville Monroeville New Somerset Osage Piney Fork Port Homer Pravo Ramsey Reeds Mill Rush Run Unionport Warrenton Wolf Run Weems York

Ghost town	Elliotsville McConnelsville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°21′29″N 80°50′44″W / 40.35806°N 80.84556°W / 40.35806; -80.84556

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