Location of Scioto Furnace, Ohio
Location of Scioto Furnace, Ohio

Scioto Furnace is an unincorporated community in western Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45677.[2] It lies along State Route 140.

History

A view of Scioto Furnace (U.S. Post Office) while traveling south on SR 140

A post office called Scioto Furnace has been in operation since 1862.[3] The community's namesake Scioto Furnace was a blast furnace which was in operation from 1828 until 1892.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scioto Furnace, Ohio
  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ^ "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 359.

38°47′55″N 82°45′54″W / 38.79861°N 82.76500°W / 38.79861; -82.76500


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