Captina, Ohio Explained

Captina is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A post office was in operation at Captina from 1816 until 1907. The community took its name from nearby Captina Creek.[1]

References

39.8875°N -80.8708°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Caldwell, John Alexander. History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections. 1880. Historical Publishing Company. 419.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Captina, Ohio".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.