Middlebranch, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°53′49″N 81°19′56″W / 40.89694°N 81.33222°W / 40.89694; -81.33222
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Middlebranch, Ohio
ZIP code
44652
GNIS feature ID2812839[1]

Middlebranch is a

Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,117 at the 2020 census. Trains from the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway often run through the area carrying loads of scrap metal bound for other Ohio cities.[4]

History

A post office called Middle Branch was established in 1844, and the name was changed to Middlebranch in 1893.[5] The community takes its name from the nearby Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek.

Middlebranch School

Middlebranch elementary school in the Plain local school district.[6] The school functioned as the district's first high school from 1926 to 1957.[7] After that it became a middle school until the 2006-07 school year when it became an elementary school.

Also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middlebranch, Ohio
  2. ^ "Middlebranch CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ^ "System Map". Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "Home - Middlebranch Elementary". www.plainlocal.org. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Plain Local Schools Foundation and Alumni Association – Home of The Green & Gold". Retrieved April 19, 2021.