Egypt, Belmont County, Ohio Explained

Egypt is an extinct town in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

History

Egypt originally was built up around a gristmill which was started there in 1826.^[1] A post office called Egypt Mills operated from 1852 until 1857; another post office called Egypt operated from 1883 until 1905.^[2]

The GEM of Egypt was a large stripping shovel which worked the Egypt Valley coal field.

References

40.085°N -81.1278°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Caldwell, John Alexander. History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections. 1880. Historical Publishing Company. 363.
2. Web site: Belmont County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114701/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Belmont . 4 March 2016 .