Bannock, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Bannock, Ohio
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Belmont
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Richland
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:159
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1086
Coordinates:40.0986°N -80.9769°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43972
Area Code:740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628861

Bannock [2] is a census-designated place in northwestern Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek.[3] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 159.[4] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43972.[5] It lies along State Route 331.

Bannock is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bannock was originally called Bruce, after Bruce Caldwell, the son of the original owner of the town site.[6] A post office called Bannock has been in operation since 1880.[7] Besides the post office, Bannock had a country store.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: A Pronunciation Guide to places in Ohio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170725084101/http://scrippsjschool.org/pronunciation/ . 2017-07-25 . 2008-12-17 . E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.
  3. Book: Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer . 1991 . . Yarmouth, Me. . 0-89933-233-1 . 62–63.
  4. Web site: Bannock CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 23 May 2023.
  5. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  6. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 8.
  7. Web site: Belmont County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 January 2016.
  8. Book: McKelvey, A. T.. Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. 1903. Biographical Publishing Company. 392.