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Apple Grove, Ohio

Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 81°52′03″W / 38.88667°N 81.86750°W / 38.88667; -81.86750
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Apple Grove, Ohio
Apple Grove, Ohio is located in Ohio
Apple Grove, Ohio
Apple Grove, Ohio
Apple Grove, Ohio is located in the United States
Apple Grove, Ohio
Apple Grove, Ohio
Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 81°52′03″W / 38.88667°N 81.86750°W / 38.88667; -81.86750
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMeigs
Elevation
600 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code740
GNIS 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

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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

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Notes

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  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