Somerdale, Ohio Explained

Somerdale is an unincorporated community in northeastern Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44678.[1] It lies along State Route 212, Conotton Creek and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway east of Zoar.

History

A post office called Somerdale has been in operation since 1887.[2] Somerdale was originally a mining community and the Somerdale Coal Company operated there.[3] Peak coal production at Somerdale was around the year 1900.[4]

References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=44678 Zip Code Lookup
  2. Web site: Tuscarawas County . Jim Forte Postal History . 6 January 2016.
  3. Book: Industrial Commission of Ohio. Dept. of Inspection. Division of Mines. Annual Mine Report. 1907. 195.
  4. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 128.

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