Tom Corwin, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Tom Corwin, 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:Jackson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:239
Elevation Ft:784
Coordinates:39.0989°N -82.5783°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:45692
Area Code:740
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1049247

Tom Corwin is an unincorporated community in Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located southwest of Wellston on Ohio State Route 788, at 39.0989°N -82.5783°W.[2]

Tom Corwin was settled as a company town for the Tom Corwin Coal Company, which operated multiple mines in the area and shipped the coal out by means of the nearby Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton (CH&D) Railway.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2020-01-05. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  3. Annual Mine Report, Volume 20, Industrial Commission of Ohio, Dept. of Inspection, Division of Mines, 1895, Pg. 138.