Sitka, Ohio Explained

Sitka is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A post office called Sitka operated between 1890 and 1916.^[1] The community was named after Sitka, Alaska, where a local mother's son had drowned while serving in the U.S. Army.^[2] This individual was Joseph T. Bukey, and according to a history of Washington County, Ohio published less than a decade later was serving in Alaska at the time of his accidental drowning.^[3]

References

39.4478°N -81.3383°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Washington County . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 December 2015.
2. Web site: Perspectives: Stories about unusual place names abound . Marietta Times . June 11, 2011 . 30 December 2015 . Hill, Ashley.
3. n.a. History of Washington County, Ohio with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (H.Z. Williams & Bros., 1881), p. 142.