Ellsworth, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Ellsworth, Ohio
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Ohio#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:Ellsworth
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mahoning
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1050
Coordinates:41.0242°N -80.8572°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44416
Area Code:330, 234
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1064614

Ellsworth is an unincorporated community in central Ellsworth Township, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 and State Route 45, and has a post office with the ZIP code 44416.[1]

History

The community has the name of Oliver Ellsworth, a Connecticut politician and local landowner.[2] A variant name was Ellsworth Center. A post office was established at Ellsworth in 1819.[3] Besides the post office, Ellsworth Center had a sawmill and a station on the Pennsylvania Railroad.[4]

References

  1. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  2. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 43.
  3. Web site: Mahoning County . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160327083823/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Mahoning . 27 March 2016 .
  4. Book: Butler, Joseph Green. History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio. 1921. American Historical Society. 584.