| Official Name: | Yellow Creek, 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: | Jefferson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 207 |
| Elevation Ft: | 679 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5744°N -80.6675°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 43968 |
| Area Code: | 740 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1061806 |
Yellow Creek (previously also known as Linton) is an unincorporated community in Saline Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is located northwest of Hammondsville at the intersection of Ohio State Route 7 and Ohio State Route 213 where the Yellow Creek empties into the Ohio River, at 40.5744°N -80.6675°W.[1]
The Linton Post Office was established as Mouth of Yellow Creek Post Office (in Columbiana County) on May 12, 1832, and the name changed to Linton Post Office on March 30, 1855. The branch was discontinued on September 30, 1901.
A famous fossil deposit ("the Linton site") is located at Yellow Creek. It is within the Allegheny Group of Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)- age sedimentary rocks.[2] [3]