Glencoe, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Glencoe, 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:264
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1011
Coordinates:40.01°N -80.8936°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43928
Area Code:740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628895

Glencoe is a census-designated place in southern Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 264.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43928.[3]

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

History

Glencoe was laid out in 1855 when the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was extended to that point.[4] Some say the community was named after the Coe family, who settled in a nearby glen, while others believe the name is a transfer from Glencoe, Scotland.[5] A post office called Glencoe has been in operation since 1855.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Glencoe CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 23 May 2023.
  3. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=43928 Zip Code Lookup
  4. Book: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens . Biographical Publishing Company . McKelvey, A. T. . 1903 . 240.
  5. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 52.
  6. 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 .