Official Name: | Pancoastburg, Ohio |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Ohio#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Pancoastburg |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fayette |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Madison |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.90 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.88 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 68 |
Population Density Km2: | 77.07 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 199.41 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 863 |
Coordinates: | 39.6256°N -83.2644°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 43160 |
Area Code: | 740 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2628950 |
Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Info: | 39-59724 |
Pancoastburg (originally known as Pancoastburgh) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States. It is located along Ohio State Route 207, about 6miles south of Mount Sterling.[2] As of the 2020 census the population of Pancoastburg was 68.
Samuel Pancoast established a carding mill at Pancoastburg in the 1820s.[3] It was a stage coach stop along the Chillicothe-Urbana line. The land was then owned by Isaiah Pancoast, who platted the town.[4] The settlers of the area split into two groups, one group stayed in Pancoastburg, and the other settled Yankeetown a short distance away. About this time, the name of the community was changed to Waterloo. Yankeetown was short lived, and the settlers that had split off returned to the original site. By 1860, the name of the community was changed back to Pancoastburg.[4] The Pancoastburg post office was originally established as "Pancoastburgh" after George washington on August 19, 1786. The name was changed to "Pancoastburg" on May 16, 1893, and was discontinued on December 15, 1920. The mail service is now sent through the Washington Court House branch.
The Jackson Mound is located 4miles north of Pancoastburg; built by the Adena culture, it is the last Native American mound in existence in Fayette County.[5]