Apple Grove, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
38°53′12″N 81°52′03″W / 38.88667°N 81.86750°W / 38.88667; -81.86750CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMeigsElevation
600 ft (200 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code740GNIS feature ID1060825[1]

Apple Grove is an unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio, United States.[1] Apple Grove lays just across the Ohio River from Millwood, West Virginia.

History

A post office called Apple Grove was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1938.[2] The community was named for an apple orchard near the original town site.[3]

Notable person

  • Warren Miller, West Virginia congressman[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Apple Grove, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Meigs County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Larkin, Stillman Carter (1908). The Pioneer History of Meigs County. Berlin Printing Company. p. 167.
  4. ^ Warren Miller
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