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Achor is an unincorporated community in Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies a few miles south of the community of Negley and just west of the state border with Pennsylvania. Once a leading settlement in the eastern portion of the county, it is now virtually a ghost town.
History
Achor was originally called "The Valley of Achor", and under the latter name was platted around 1806.[2] Variant names included Achorston, Achortown, Anchorstown, and Middleton.[1] A post office called Achor was established in 1816, and remained in operation until 1901.[3]
In 2020, the Valley of Achor Baptist Church, the only original building of the community still standing, burned down.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Achor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 303.
- ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ "Historic church destroyed by fire". The Review. August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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