Official Name: | Mechanicstown, 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: | Carroll |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Fox |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1253 |
Coordinates: | 40.6186°N -80.9511°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 44651 |
Area Code: | 330 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS Feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1061502 |
Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in northwestern Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44651.[1] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 39 and 524. The community is part of the Canton - Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community was laid out in 1836 by Thomas McGavern.[2] On March 21, 1837, the Ohio General Assembly approved a name change from "Mechanicsburgh" to "Mechanicstown."[3]
Willis Elementary, of the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and located outside of town, was closed in 2008.[4] [5]
Students attend schools in the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.[6]