Birmingham is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in southeastern Monroe Township

Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Monroe Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 598 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Guernsey County

Guernsey County, Ohio

Guernsey County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 40,087. Its county seat is Cambridge and is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers came....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It lies at the intersection of Beal, Birmingham, and Peoli Roads, 3¾ miles (6 km) south of Peoli

Peoli, Ohio

Peoli is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, along State Route 258.- Location :Situated between Newcomerstown and Freeport, it is made up of approximately ten houses and the Peoli Church , and the Peoli Cemetery—the final resting place...

, 7 miles (11¼ km) east-northeast of Kimbolton

Kimbolton, Ohio

Kimbolton is a census-designated place in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, along Wills Creek. The population was 190 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village. In March 2004, the electorate voted to surrender the corporate powers of the Village of Kimbolton to the trustees of Liberty...

, and 13 miles (21 km) northeast of central Cambridge

Cambridge, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,520 people, 4,924 households, and 2,954 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,055.1 people per square mile . There were 5,585 housing units of an average density of 996.3 per square mile...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Guernsey County. Nearby streams flow southward into Salt Fork Lake, which is included in Salt Fork State Park

Salt Fork State Park

Salt Fork State Park is a state park located north of Lore City in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. It contains of land and of water. It is the largest state park in Ohio.-History:...

.

Birmingham was platted in 1826 by William Carson, who named it New Birmingham. When the community was granted a post office that name could not be used as there was another New Birmingham in Ohio, so the name was changed to Milnersville, honoring one of the earliest settlers in the community, but was subsequently changed to Birmingham. On December 10, 1874 Birmingham was incorporated as a village; at that time there were two general stores, a doctor's office, drug store, tavern, blacksmith shop, Masonic temple, municipal building, saddle and harness shop, furniture and coffin maker, and even an organ factory, and the population numbered over 200. However, in the early 20th century the population decreased significantly; by 1940 the population was only 67, and today it is but a handful - too few in fact to be enumerated in the census.