Brocks Corner, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Brocks Corner, Ohio
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Ohio
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:633
Coordinates:39.1906°N -82.7606°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:45672
Area Code:740
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1070693

Brocks Corner (previously known as Brox Corner, Bronx Corner, or Springer) is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located northwest of Jackson at the intersection of U.S. Route 35 and Bronx Corner Road (County Road 27).[1]

The official name of the community is Brocks Corner. The community is named after the Brock family, the original settlers, a number of whom are buried in the Brocks Corner Cemetery. There was a "Brock's Corner" post office here as of 1866, with a T. M. Pinkerton listed as Postmaster.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p.78
  2. Official Register of the United States.... U.S. Government Printing Office. 1866. Pg. 266.